Saint-Marcel (Haute-Saône)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Jussey | |
| Community association | Hauts du Val de Saône | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 50 ' N , 5 ° 49' E | |
| height | 239-317 m | |
| surface | 7.10 km 2 | |
| Residents | 93 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70500 | |
| INSEE code | 70468 | |
Saint-Marcel is a commune in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Saint-Marcel is located at an altitude of 260 m above sea level, six kilometers west of Jussey and about 34 kilometers northwest of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the extreme northwest of the department, in a hollow on the high plateau that belongs to the eastern foothills of the plateau of Langres, south of the valley of the Mance , at the western foot of the Bridelle.
The area of the 7.10 km² municipal area comprises a section of the Langres plateau west of the upper Saône valley . The central part of the area is occupied by the basin of Saint-Marcel, which averages 260 m. It is mainly used for agriculture and drained through the Ruisseau de Couaz to the south to the Ougeotte .
Towards the north, the terrain rises gradually to a plateau that separates the Saint-Marcel basin from the Mance valley. At the height of Rosières, the highest point of Saint-Marcel is reached with 317 m. The southern boundary marks the heights of the Côte d'Enfer . The community area extends to the southeast up to the slope of the cone mountain La Bridelle . From a geological and tectonic point of view, the area at Saint-Marcel consists of alternating layers of sandy-marl and calcareous sediments, which were mainly deposited during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ).
Neighboring municipalities to Saint-Marcel are Rosières-sur-Mance in the north, Cemboing and Jussey in the east, Montigny-lès-Cherlieu in the south and Vitrey-sur-Mance in the west.
history
The municipality of Saint-Marcel was populated very early. During excavations, the remains of a Gallo-Roman settlement were discovered. The origin of Saint-Marcel was formed by a Benedictine priory, which was probably founded in the 6th century, but it was only documented in 1109 that was properly documented. In the Middle Ages, Saint-Marcel was part of the Free County of Burgundy and in that part of the Bailliage d'Amont area . Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Saint-Marcel is a member of the community association Communauté de communes du Pays Jusséen, which comprises 17 villages .
Attractions
The church of Saint-Marcel was rebuilt in the 19th century and has a bell tower from the 18th century. The remarkable furnishings include a gilded Madonna statue (16th century) and other statues from the 17th and 18th centuries. There is a cross next to the church, which probably dates from early Christian times.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 170 |
| 1968 | 150 |
| 1975 | 133 |
| 1982 | 115 |
| 1990 | 104 |
| 1999 | 107 |
| 2006 | 113 |
With 93 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Saint-Marcel 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 (321 people were counted in 1881), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the beginning of the 1980s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Saint-Marcel was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, viticulture, 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 place is off the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Jussey to Fayl-Billot . Further road connections exist with Rosières-sur-Mance, Noroy-lès-Jussey and Montigny-lès-Cherlieu.
