Montureux-et-Prantigny
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Dampierre-sur-Salon | |
| Community association | Quatre Rivières | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 30 ' N , 5 ° 38' E | |
| height | 190-246 m | |
| surface | 12.18 km 2 | |
| Residents | 208 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70100 | |
| INSEE code | 70371 | |
Montureux-et-Prantigny is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Montureux-et-Prantigny is at an altitude of 228 m above sea level, seven kilometers northeast of Gray and about 42 kilometers northwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the west of the department, in an elevated position on the plateau on the western edge of the Saône valley .
The area of the 12.18 km² municipal area covers a section of the central Saône valley. The eastern border runs along the Saône, which flows south through an alluvial lowland about three kilometers wide . The valley floodplain averages 195 m. The river is canalised and developed into a waterway. From the course of the river, the community area extends westward over the valley and over a 20 m high, steep, former impact slope of the Saône to the adjacent plateau. This consists of an alternating layer of calcareous and sandy-marl sediments from the Upper Jurassic and lies at 240 m. Agricultural use predominates on the plateau, but there are also some forest areas. At 246 m, the highest point of Montureux-et-Prantigny is reached in the far west.
The double community consists of the main town Montureux , which extends along the western edge of the Saône valley, and the hamlet of Prantigny (197 m) at a river crossing on the western bank of the Saône. Neighboring municipalities of Montureux-et-Prantigny are Vereux in the north, Beaujeu-Saint-Vallier-Pierrejux-et-Quitteur in the east, Rigny in the south and Chargey-lès-Gray and Oyrières in the west.
history
The municipality of Montureux-et-Prantigny was already settled in Gallo-Roman times, as evidenced by the remains of a Roman watch. In the Middle Ages, Montureux belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . The Corneux monastery owned land in the Montureux area. The local rule was incumbent on the lords of Vergy until 1418, after which Montureux formed its own rule with changing ownership. During the invasion of the Protestants under the Duke of Zweibrücken, the village was devastated in 1569. Plague epidemics and famine decimated the population in the 16th and 17th centuries. Together with Franche-Comté , Montureux finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. The area changed in 1808, when the previously independent Prantigny (mentioned in a document in 1103) merged with Montureux to form the municipality of Montureux-et-Prantigny. Today Montureux-et-Prantigny is a member of the community association Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières, which comprises 42 localities .
Attractions
The three-aisled church of Montureux was built in the 19th century in the neo-Gothic style. It has a portal in the flamboyant style, gilded statues from the 18th century and various paintings and tombstones. The castle, which stands in a large park by the river, dates from the 18th century. Also worth seeing are the lavoir from 1866 with its arcade arch, which once served as a wash house and cattle trough, as well as a 4.6 m high Calvaire at the village entrance. Only a few remains of the medieval castle are visible. There is a wayside cross in Prantigny that is dated 1358.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 208 |
| 1968 | 214 |
| 1975 | 186 |
| 1982 | 216 |
| 1990 | 203 |
| 1999 | 207 |
With 208 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Montureux-et-Prantigny 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 (446 people were still counted in 1881), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the early 1960s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Montureux-et-Prantigny was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding). 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 departmental road that leads from Gray to Combeaufontaine . Other road connections exist with Chargey-lès-Gray, Oyrières, Beaujeu and Rigny.
