Marast
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Lure | |
| Canton | Villersexel | |
| Community association | Pays de Villersexel | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 33 ' N , 6 ° 23' E | |
| height | 264-346 m | |
| surface | 3.06 km 2 | |
| Residents | 55 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 18 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70110 | |
| INSEE code | 70332 | |
 Sainte-Marie-Madeleine church |
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Marast is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Marast is located at an altitude of 280 m above sea level, four kilometers west of Villersexel and about 18 kilometers east-southeast of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends on the western edge of the Villersexel plain, west of the Ognon valley in the lowlands of the Ruisseau de la Bassole , on the eastern edge of the heights of the Grands Bois .
The area of the 3.06 km² municipal area covers a section of the flat land near Villersexel. The main part of the area is taken up by the lowlands of the Ruisseau de la Bassole , which averages 280 m. The brook provides drainage south to the Ognon. A boggy plain extends north of the village. To the west and north-west, the community area extends into the wooded area on the edge of the heights of the Grands Bois, which consisted of limestone layers from the middle Jurassic period . Here, at 346 m, Marast's highest elevation is reached.
The La Chaffrerie farmstead (295 m) on the edge of the Grands Bois on the northern edge of the moorland of the Ruisseau de la Bassole belongs to Marast. Neighboring communities of Marast are Borey in the north, Moimay in the east, Autrey-le-Vay in the south and Esprels in the west.
history
The origin of the settlement is the Marast priory. Richard de Montfaucon, Count of Montbéliard, and Thiébaud de Rougemont donated the area in the Esprels area to the monastery of Chaumousey in the Vosges. Monks from this monastery founded the Marast Priory in 1117, which has been under the protection of the Archbishop of Besançon since 1122 . The village of Marast developed around the Augustinian priory. The monastery church served as the burial place of the Lords of Villersexel and other noble families (Oricourt and Fallon). In 1611 the priory was attached to the chapter of the Collegiate Church of Notre-Dame de Dole. Together with Franche-Comté , Marast finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. From 1809 to 1812 the priory housed a seminary, after 1835 a school and a boarding school. Since 2000, Marast has been a member of the communal association Communauté de communes du Pays de Villersexel, which comprises 33 localities .
Attractions
One of the region's major attractions is the Sainte-Marie-Madeleine church, built from 1120 to 1130 in Romanesque style and modified in the 16th century. In the choir there are important tombstones of the de Faucogney family. The convent buildings date from the 16th to 18th centuries.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 40 |
| 1968 | 51 |
| 1975 | 43 |
| 1982 | 44 |
| 1990 | 43 |
| 1999 | 43 |
With 55 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Marast is one of the smallest municipalities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (190 people were still counted in 1886), it has remained at a constant level since the early 1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Marast was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding). Today there are some businesses that have focused on the needs of tourism. In addition, the village has also turned 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, but is easily accessible from the main D9 road from Vesoul to Héricourt . There are other road connections with Esprels, Autrey-le-Vay, Moimay and Oppenans.