Saint-Gand
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Scey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin | |
| Community association | Monts de Gy | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 31 ' N , 5 ° 51' E | |
| height | 216-264 m | |
| surface | 15.83 km 2 | |
| Residents | 137 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70130 | |
| INSEE code | 70463 | |
Saint-Gand is a commune in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Saint-Gand is located at an altitude of 223 m above sea level, four kilometers south of Fresne-Saint-Mamès and about 34 kilometers north-northwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the southwest of the department, in the Saône basin , in the basin of the village stream Ruisseau des Ecornes , in a cleared island in the north of the Bois de Saint-Gand .
The area of the municipal area of 15.83 km² covers a section of the gently undulating landscape southeast of the Saône . The central part of the area is occupied by a basin that is drained from the Ruisseau des Ecornes to the northeast via the Jouanne to the Romaine . The hollow is surrounded by the extensive forests of the Bois des Saint-Gand , which cover the land with only weak relief. Geologically, the plateau, which lies at an average of 250 m, belongs to the Saône basin and is composed partly of tertiary deposits and partly of sediments from the upper Jurassic period . At 264 m, the highest point of Saint-Gand is reached on a hill west of the village.
In addition to the actual village, Saint-Gand includes several hamlets and farms:
- Rougeau (252 m) in a cleared island on the plateau west of the village
- Le Charme (250 m) in a cleared island on the plateau south of the village
- Les Frondey (260 m) in the Bois de Saint-Gand
- Les Roquets (247 m) in the Bois de Saint-Gand
Neighboring municipalities of Saint-Gand are Vellexon-Queutrey-et-Vaudey , Fresne-Saint-Mamès and Greucourt in the north, La Vernotte in the east, Étrelles-et-la-Montbleuse and La Chapelle-Saint-Quillain in the south and Seveux in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, the area of Saint-Gand belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . Together with Franche-Comté , it finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. The village itself is only mentioned in a document in 1694. The local rule was held by the Lords of Oiselay. The area changed in 1807, when Sept-Fontaines (today's La Vernotte) was incorporated into Saint-Gand. This village was separated again in 1824 and has since formed an independent municipality. Since 2007, Saint-Gand has been a member of the Communauté de communes des Monts de Gy, comprising 20 localities .
Attractions
The village church of Saint-Gand was built in the 17th century. It has valuable furnishings , including paintings from the time it was built, a stucco altar and statues from the 18th century.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 86 |
| 1968 | 68 |
| 1975 | 59 |
| 1982 | 76 |
| 1990 | 72 |
| 1999 | 77 |
With 137 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Saint-Gand is one of the smallest municipalities in the Haute-Saône department. After the number of inhabitants had decreased significantly during the 20th century (242 people were counted in 1886), population growth has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1990s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Saint-Gand 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.
The place is off the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Fresne-Saint-Mamès to Gy . Other road connections exist with Vaudey, La Vernotte and Étrelles-et-la-Montbleuse.