Montessaux
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Lure | |
| Canton | Mélisey | |
| Community association | Haute Vallée de l'Ognon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 44 ' N , 6 ° 34' E | |
| height | 315-350 m | |
| surface | 3.05 km 2 | |
| Residents | 162 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 53 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70270 | |
| INSEE code | 70361 | |
| Website | http://montessaux.cchvo.org/ | |
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Montessaux is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Montessaux is located at an altitude of 324 m above sea level, eight kilometers northeast of Lure and about 33 kilometers east-northeast of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village is located in the eastern part of the department, on the Lure plain, in the Ognon lowlands , near the southwestern foot of the Vosges .
The area of 3.05 km² large municipal area includes a section of the plain of Lure. The alluvial plain on the edge of the Vosges averages 320 m. It is traversed by the course of the Ognon, which flows with several windings through a formerly marshy lowland to the southwest. The valley level is mainly used for agriculture. An approximately 10 m high step leads south to the terrace of Le Bouset, which shows a loose structure of meadow and forest. It consists of sand and gravel sediments that were deposited during the Pleistocene in the run-up to the Vosges glaciers. At 350 m, the highest point in Montessaux is reached on the Les Viaux hill . The entire municipality is part of the Ballons des Vosges Regional Nature Park .
Neighboring municipalities of Montessaux are Mélisey in the west and north, Saint-Barthélemy in the east and La Neuvelle-lès-Lure in the south.
history
In the time of Columban around 600 a monastery called Monasterium Salicis was founded here. In the Middle Ages, Montessaux belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in that part of the Bailliage d'Amont . The local rule was initially held by the Lords of Faucogney, since 1339 the village belonged to the Barony of Mélisey. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Montessaux is a member of the community association Communauté de communes de la Haute Vallée de l'Ognon, which comprises 12 villages . Montessaux does not have its own church, it belongs to the parish of Saint-Barthélemy.
Attractions
In the town center there are some farmhouses from the 19th century that show the traditional style of the region. There is a mill on the Ognon that was in operation from 1613 to 1963.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 113 |
| 1968 | 102 |
| 1975 | 110 |
| 1982 | 134 |
| 1990 | 116 |
| 1999 | 117 |
| 2006 | 146 |
With 162 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Montessaux is one of the small communities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (186 people were counted in 1891), a slight population growth has been recorded again in recent years.
Economy and Infrastructure
Montessaux is still today a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding). Outside of the primary sector there are few jobs in town. 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 away from the major thoroughfares. The main access is from the departmental road from Lure to Mélisey. Other road connections exist with Saint-Barthélemy and La Neuvelle-lès-Lure.