Montjustin-et-Velotte
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Villersexel | |
| Community association | Triangle Vert | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 37 ' N , 6 ° 22' E | |
| height | 279-396 m | |
| surface | 7.54 km 2 | |
| Residents | 121 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70110 | |
| INSEE code | 70364 | |
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Montjustin-et-Velotte is a commune in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Montjustin-et-Velotte is located at an altitude of 350 m above sea level, eight kilometers northwest of Villersexel and about 16 kilometers east of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the central part of the department, in a panoramic position on a narrow saddle between the castle hill and the Mont Essut , west of the valley of the Lauzin .
The area of the 7.54 km² large municipality covers a section in the undulating landscape between the basin of Vesoul in the west and the plain of Lure in the east. The northern part of the area is occupied by the alluvial lowlands of the Lauzin, which provides drainage to the south to the Ognon . It takes on several short side streams, including the Ruisseau de la Corvée d'Agrey . The valley is on average 280 m and is up to five kilometers wide. It is mainly used for agriculture, but there is also a larger forest area with the Bois de Chassagne . In the area of the hill of Montjustin the valley level narrows again to a width of less than one kilometer. The Lauzin is dammed up to ponds in several places.
The southern part of the community has a much stronger relief. To the east of the Lauzin, the community area extends to the slope of Mont Gédry . To the west of the valley are the Montjustin, on which the highest point of Montjustin-et-Velotte is reached at 396 m , the Mont Essut ( 377 m ) and the heights of the Mont d'Autrey . From a geological and tectonic point of view, the terrain consists mainly of alternating layers of sandy-marly and calcareous sediments that were deposited during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ). The heights of Montjustin are made up of a resistant limestone layer from the middle Jurassic period .
The double community consists of the town of Montjustin ( 350 m ) on the saddle, the hamlet of Velotte ( 310 m ) on the western slope of the Lauzin and some individual farms. Neighboring municipalities of Montjustin-et-Velotte are Mollans in the north, Arpenans in the east, Oricourt , Oppenans and Borey in the south and Autrey-lès-Cerre and Liévans in the west.
history
The community area was settled very early. In the corridor of Le Fenis, the remains of a Gallo-Roman temple and numerous coins were discovered (excavations are now in the museum in Vesoul). A burial ground dates from the Merovingian period.
Montjustin was first mentioned in a document in 1123. In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and within it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . Montjustin was the center of a rule. The local aristocratic family, documented since the 12th century, died out in 1531. Subsequently, the rule experienced numerous changes of ownership before it came to the Millot family and was elevated to a barony in 1746. Together with Franche-Comté , Montjustin finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Since the time of the French Revolution, Montjustin and Velotte formed a double community. The place name was changed from Mont-Justin et Velotte (1801) to Montjustin; In 1962 the parish was officially renamed Montjustin-et-Velotte. Today Montjustin-et-Velotte is a member of the communal association Communauté de communes des Grands Bois, which comprises 12 localities .
Attractions
The village church of Montjustin originally dates from the 12th century, but was later redesigned several times. The oldest preserved components are the choir and side chapel from the 14th century and a portal in the flamboyant style; the ship was rebuilt in the 18th century. The furnishings include grave slabs, furniture from the 17th / 18th centuries. Century and a cross from the 15th century.
Ruins have been preserved from the original medieval castle. Today's Château de Montjustin dates from the 19th century.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 176 |
| 1968 | 166 |
| 1975 | 145 |
| 1982 | 137 |
| 1990 | 122 |
| 1999 | 125 |
| 2006 | 132 |
With 121 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Montjustin-et-Velotte 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 (in 1901 there were still 277 people), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the beginning of the 1980s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Montjustin-et-Velotte is still today a municipality dominated by agriculture (arable farming, viticulture, fruit growing and cattle breeding). The water power of the Lauzin was previously used to operate a mill. Outside of the primary sector there are few jobs in town. Some workers are therefore commuters who work in the larger towns in the area and in the Vesoul agglomeration.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Autrey-lès-Cerre to Arpenans. Other road connections exist with Liévans, Oppenans and Borey.
