Noiron
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Gray | |
| Community association | Val de Gray | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 23 ' N , 5 ° 38' E | |
| height | 199-244 m | |
| surface | 5.58 km 2 | |
| Residents | 57 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70100 | |
| INSEE code | 70389 | |
Noiron is a commune in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Noiron is located at an altitude of 205 m above sea level, seven kilometers south-southeast of Gray and about 35 kilometers west-northwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the southwest of the department, on the edge of the Gray plain in the Tenise valley on the southern edge of the Forêt des Hauts Bois .
The area of the municipal area of 5.58 km² covers a section of the gently undulating landscape between the valley plains of Saône in the north and Ognon in the south. From east to west, the area is crossed by the Tenise valley, which drains the river into the Saône and is a maximum of one kilometer wide. It is used for agriculture. The valley is flanked on both sides by a plateau, which averages 230 m. It is subdivided by the valleys of various short side streams of the Tenise. The plateau is made up of sediments from the Tertiary and Upper Jurassic periods and is predominantly made up of forest. In the south, the municipal soil extends into the Bois de la Coupotte and in the east into the Bois de la Fiolle , where Noiron's highest elevation is reached at 244 m. To the north of the village, the Forêt des Hauts Bois (communal forest of Gray) extends .
Neighboring municipalities of Noiron are Gray in the north, Cresancey and Champtonnay in the east, Arsans and Lieucourt in the south and Le Tremblois and Champvans in the west.
history
Noiron was first mentioned in a document in 1150, when Nardouin de Noiron left the village to the Corneux monastery . In the Middle Ages Noiron belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . Together with the Franche-Comté , Noiron finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The village church of Noiron was built in the 18th century. Other sights include the castle, which dates from the 18th century, and the lavoir from the 19th century, a former wash house and cattle trough, the roof of which is supported by three pillars.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 53 |
| 1968 | 55 |
| 1975 | 57 |
| 1982 | 65 |
| 1990 | 65 |
| 1999 | 50 |
With 57 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Noiron is one of the smallest municipalities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (134 people were still counted in 1886), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the early 1960s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Noiron was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Outside the primary sector there are few jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the larger towns in the area and in the Besançon agglomeration.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Gray to Valay . Further road connections exist with Champvans and Cresancey.
