Le Pont-de-Planches
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| local community | La Romaine | |
| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 32 ' N , 5 ° 55' E | |
| Post Code | 70130 | |
| Former INSEE code | 70418 | |
| Incorporation | December 15, 2015 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
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Le Pont-de-Planches is a commune Déléguée in the French commune of La Romaine with 242 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Le Pont-de-Planches is located at an altitude of 218 m above sea level, 5 km east-southeast of Fresne-Saint-Mamès and about 34 km north-northwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the west of the department, in the Saône basin , in the valley of the Romaine .
The fertile alluvial soils are mainly used for agriculture. The lowlands are flanked on both sides by plateau-like hills made up of tertiary deposits. The Bois de Talmay and Bois de l'Abbaye forests extend south of the Romaine . In the north, the municipality extends into the Bois du Bouillon . The highest elevation in the area is reached here at 263 m.
Neighboring towns of Le Pont-de-Planches are Noidans-le-Ferroux in the north, Neuvelle-lès-la-Charité in the east, Fretigney-et-Velloreille in the south and Vezet in the west.
history
Remains of a Gallo-Roman settlement point to an early settlement of the area. In the Middle Ages, Le Pont-de-Planches belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in that part of the Bailliage d'Amont . The area was cleared and made arable in the 12th century by monks from the La Charité monastery. They built a blast furnace on the Romaine in 1310, which was one of the first in the Haute-Saône area and was in operation until the 19th century. The local rule was held by the Lords of Oiselay, who granted the villagers freedom rights in 1436. In 1569, Le Pont-de-Planches was sacked and destroyed by troops from the Duke of Zweibrücken. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
With effect from December 15, 2015, the former municipalities of Greucourt , Le Pont-de-Planches and Vezet were merged to form Commune nouvelle La Romaine. The municipality of Le Pont-de-Planches belonged to the arrondissement of Vesoul and the canton of Fresne-Saint-Mamès .
Attractions
The church of Le Pont-de-Planches was built at the end of the 19th century. Several industrial buildings have been preserved from the former La Romaine foundry. In the village there is a lavoir (former wash house and cattle trough) and a round fountain (1861) with a high column.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 185 |
| 1968 | 153 |
| 1975 | 135 |
| 1982 | 145 |
| 1990 | 132 |
| 1999 | 169 |
After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (536 people were still counted in 1886), the population has continued to grow steadily since the beginning of the 1990s.
Economy and Infrastructure
In addition to agriculture, the economic life of Le Pont-de-Planches has always been shaped by the foundry. Today there are some local small businesses. In the last few decades the village has transformed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Fresne-Saint-Mamès to Fretigney-et-Velloreille. Other road connections exist with Soing-Cubry-Charentenay, Noidans-le-Ferroux and Neuvelle-lès-la-Charité.
