Saint-Broing
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Gray | |
| Community association | Val de Gray | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 27 ' N , 5 ° 42' E | |
| height | 189-231 m | |
| surface | 10.17 km 2 | |
| Residents | 115 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70100 | |
| INSEE code | 70461 | |
Saint-Broing is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Saint-Broing is located at an altitude of 196 m above sea level, 8 km east of Gray and about 34 km northwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the southwest of the department, in the plain of Gray, in the wide valley of the Morte , on the southern edge of the forest area Forêt de Belle Vaivre .
The area of the 10.17 km² municipal area covers a section of the gently undulating landscape southeast of the Saône . The southern border always runs along the Morte, which flows to the west through a lowland more than a kilometer wide. It receives inflows from various side streams, including the Douaire. The valley low, which averages 195 m, is mainly used for agriculture. To the north, the municipal area extends into the extensive forest area of the Forêt de Belle Vaivre, in which the highest point of Saint-Broing is reached at 231 m. In this forest is the Étang de la Bergerie, a fish pond that is drained to the Saône by the Eau Blanche stream. In the west, the municipal soil extends into the alluvial plain of the Saône.
The hamlet of Corneux (202 m) on the edge of the Saône plain and some individual farms belong to Saint-Broing . Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Broing are Rigny and Beaujeu-Saint-Vallier-Pierrejux-et-Quitteur in the north, Sauvigney-lès-Gray and Saint-Loup-Nantouard in the east, Velesmes-Échevanne in the south and Ancier and Gray in the west.
history
Saint-Broing, originally called Saint-Bénigne, was founded at the beginning of the 12th century by monks from the Saint-Bénigne monastery in Dijon. In the vicinity of the village, the Corneux Premonstratensian monastery was founded in 1131 on the land of the Lords of Beaujeu . Saint-Broing was bought by Corneux from 1192 onwards. In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in that part of the Bailliage d'Amont . In 1569, Saint-Broing was devastated by troops from the Duke of Zweibrücken. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Corneux formed an independent municipality until 1807. It was then initially merged with Ancier, but was separated again in 1841 and added to the municipality of Saint-Broing.
Attractions
The church of Saint-Georges was rebuilt in 1749 and houses a remarkable interior decoration (altars and crucifix from the 17th century). The convent buildings and the cloister of the Corneux monastery, which date from around 1700, were converted into a castle after the French Revolution in 1791 and restored in 1982.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 170 |
| 1968 | 141 |
| 1975 | 144 |
| 1982 | 176 |
| 1990 | 166 |
| 1999 | 141 |
With 115 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Saint-Broing is one of the smallest communes in the Haute-Saône department. With the exception of the 1970s, the population had decreased slightly during the 20th century (230 people were still counted in 1901).
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Saint-Broing was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. 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 go to work in Gray and in the other larger localities in the area.
The place is off the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Gray to La Chapelle-Saint-Quillain . Other road connections exist with Beaujeu and Velesmes-Échevanne.
