Montdoré
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Lure | |
| Canton | Jussey | |
| Community association | Haute Comté | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 55 ' N , 6 ° 5' E | |
| height | 229-392 m | |
| surface | 7.59 km 2 | |
| Residents | 73 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70210 | |
| INSEE code | 70360 | |
 Mairie Montdoré |
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Montdoré is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Montdoré is located at an altitude of 370 m above sea level, 1.5 kilometers west of Vauvillers and about 34 kilometers north of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the northern part of the department, in a panoramic position on a hill between the valleys of Côney in the north and Superbe in the southeast.
The area of the 7.59 km² municipal area covers a section in the gently undulating landscape east of the upper Saône valley . The central part of the area is occupied by a broad ridge running in a west-east direction, which forms the watershed between Côney and Superbe. At 392 m, the highest point in the municipality is reached on the top of the Montdoré. Further to the west is the wooded crest of the Drômont (377 m). The ridge flattens out very slowly towards the south. Agricultural use prevails here.
With a narrow tip, the municipal area extends north over the plateau des Bois de Foignouse to the lowlands of the Côney. The northern border is marked over a short distance by the course of the Côney, which flows through a wide alluvial plain to the west and ensures the drainage of the area to the Saône. From a geological and tectonic point of view, the central part of the area consists of shell limestone from the Middle Triassic . Sandy-marl and calcareous sediments, which were deposited during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ) , also emerge in various places .
Neighboring municipalities of Montdoré are Selles in the north, Alaincourt and Vauvillers in the east, Melincourt , Polaincourt-et-Clairefontaine and Hurecourt in the south and Demangevelle and La Basse-Vaivre in the west.
history
The area around Montdoré was already populated in prehistoric times. The earliest evidence of human presence comes from the Neolithic . In addition, a burial ground from the Merovingian era was discovered.
Montdoré was first mentioned in a document in the 12th and 13th centuries under the names Onormont and Onormons . In the Middle Ages, Montdoré belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . On the hill of Montdoré there was a castle that was destroyed in the second half of the 17th century. Clairefontaine Monastery also owned property in the village. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The Saint-Martin church dates from the 15th and 16th centuries and is classified as a monument historique . The valuable furnishings include a polygonal baptismal font (16th century), the richly carved altar (17th century) and the pulpit and statues (18th century).
There is a statue of the Blessed Virgin on the hill. Other attractions include several calvaries and various houses from the 17th to 19th centuries, which show the traditional style of the Haute-Saône. A statue of the Virgin Mary (16 cm high) attached to an oak in the Rieppe forest was encased by the bark.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 74 |
| 1968 | 73 |
| 1975 | 75 |
| 1982 | 72 |
| 1990 | 92 |
| 1999 | 64 |
| 2006 | 69 |
With 73 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Montdoré 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 (285 people were still counted in 1881), only relatively small fluctuations have been recorded since the early 1960s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Montdoré is still a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, viticulture and cattle breeding) and forestry. Outside of the primary sector there are few jobs in town. 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 road D417, which leads from Luxeuil-les-Bains via Vauvillers to Bourbonne-les-Bains . Further road connections exist with Alaincourt and Hurecourt.
