Renaucourt
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Dampierre-sur-Salon | |
| Community association | Quatre Rivières | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 38 ' N , 5 ° 46' E | |
| height | 207-260 m | |
| surface | 6.14 km 2 | |
| Residents | 105 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70120 | |
| INSEE code | 70442 | |
Renaucourt is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Renaucourt is located at an altitude of 215 m above sea level, twelve kilometers northeast of Dampierre-sur-Salon and about 29 kilometers west of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the west of the department, in the plateau landscape northwest of the Saône valley , in the valley of the Gourgeonne .
The area of the municipal area of 6.14 km² covers a section in the area of the plateau north of the Saône valley. The eastern border mostly runs along the Gourgeonne, which flows with numerous windings through the alluvial lowland and provides drainage to the Saône. The flood plain averages 210 m and is a maximum of one kilometer wide. The community area extends westward from the river to the adjacent plateau, which reaches an average height of 240 m. The plateau consists of alternating layers of calcareous and sandy-marl sediments from the Upper Jurassic . The plateau is subdivided by various valleys that open to the valley of the Gourgeonne. Agricultural use is predominant in the valley and on the plateau. To the west the area extends into the extensive forest of the Vieux Bois and to the northwest in the Bois du Chanois . At 260 m, the highest point in Renaucourt is reached on the Francourt plateau.
Neighboring municipalities of Renaucourt are Fleurey-lès-Lavoncourt in the north, Mont-Saint-Léger in the east, Lavoncourt in the south and Volon and Francourt in the west.
history
Renaucourt was first mentioned in 1060 as Rainaldi curtis in a chronicle of the Bèze monastery. Later the names Regnacourt , Regnaulcourt and Renaucour appeared . The place name is derived from the Germanic personal name Rainald and the old French word cortem (court). In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in that part of the Bailliage d'Amont . The sovereignty of the area was incumbent on the lords of Fouvent , while the local rule was held by the noble family of Lavoncourt. The place was plundered and pillaged by troops of the Duke of Zweibrücken in 1569. Together with Franche-Comté , Renaucourt finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. A blast furnace was in operation from 1775 to 1867. Today Renaucourt is a member of the community association Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières, which comprises 42 localities .
Attractions
The Saint-Valentin church was built in neo-Gothic style in 1855 and has rich furnishings from the 19th century and remarkable painted glass windows. The lavoir, which once served as a wash house and cattle trough, dates from the same year as the church. A three-arched stone bridge (19th century) leads over the Gourgeonne. Nearby is a Calvaire , which was built in 1620. East of the Gourgeonne is the "Château" (18th century), once the home of the owner of the forge.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 156 |
| 1968 | 139 |
| 1975 | 123 |
| 1982 | 105 |
| 1990 | 114 |
| 1999 | 115 |
| 2006 | 109 |
With 105 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Renaucourt 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 (272 people were counted in 1881), only slight fluctuations have been recorded since the beginning of the 1980s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Since the 18th century, the economic life of the village was shaped by the iron and steel works. Today there are some local small businesses, especially in the agricultural machinery and precision engineering sectors. 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 Lavoncourt to Pisseloup. Further road connections exist with Volon, Villers-Vaudey, Fleurey-lès-Lavoncourt and Mont-Saint-Léger.
