Saint-Valbert
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| local community | Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert | |
| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Lure | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 51 ' N , 6 ° 24' E | |
| Post Code | 70300 | |
| Former INSEE code | 70475 | |
| Incorporation | 1st January 2019 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
| Website | http://www.saint-valbert.net/ | |
 Former Mairie of Saint-Valbert |
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Saint-Valbert is a commune Déléguée in the French municipality of Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert with 237 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Saint-Valbert is located at an altitude of 390 m above sea level, four kilometers north of Luxeuil-les-Bains and about 32 kilometers northeast of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the northern part of the department, at the height between the rivers Breuchin in the south and the Rôge in the north, in the south-western foothills of the Vosges .
The area of the 3.90 km² large Commune déléguée covers a section of the heights on the western edge of the Vosges. The northern border is marked by the Rôge, which initially flows westward through a deep valley cut and enters a basin at La Gabiotte. It provides drainage to the lantern . The community area stretches south from the stream over a steep, wooded slope to the height of Saint-Valbert. The slope is subdivided by several erosion channels. The western border forms the forest area of Luxeuil-les-Bains. At 418 m, the highest point in Saint-Valbert is reached on the summit of the Bois d'Amont east of the village. In geological and tectonic terms, these heights are made up of crystalline bedrock and Permian layers. Red sandstone from the Lower Triassic also emerges on the lower slope of the valley .
The commune déléguée Saint-Valbert includes the settlement of La Gabiotte (290 m) in the Rôge valley. Neighboring communities of Saint-Valbert were Fougerolles in the north, Froideconche in the east, Luxeuil-les-Bains in the south and Fontaine-lès-Luxeuil in the west.
history
Saint-Valbert is named after the monk Waldebert (Valbert) of the Luxeuil monastery , who lived here as a hermit in a cave in the 7th century. In the Middle Ages, Saint-Valbert was part of the Free County of Burgundy and in that part of the Bailliage d'Amont area . Local rule was held by the abbots of the Luxeuil monastery. The Hermitage of the monk Valbert became a pilgrimage destination in the 16th century. In 1570 an oratoire was built here and a garden was laid out. Together with Franche-Comté , Saint-Valbert finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. The villagers were only granted freedom rights in 1782. Until it was dissolved in 2019, Saint-Valbert was a member of the Communauté de communes du Pays de Luxeuil, comprising 13 municipalities .
The municipality of Saint-Valbert was merged with Fougerolles on January 1, 2019 to form the Commune nouvelle Fougerolles-Saint-Valbert . Since then it has had the status of a Commune déléguée.
Attractions
The village church of Saint-Valbert was rebuilt in the 19th century. It has valuable furnishings , including a statue of the Madonna from the 14th century and various other statues from the 16th and 18th centuries.
Next to the church is a lavoir (19th century) on an octagonal floor plan, the roof of which is supported by numerous columns. It was once used as a wash house and cattle trough. The town center is characterized by various houses from the 18th and 19th centuries that show the traditional style of the region.
hermitage
Waldebert / Valbert was feudal lord at the court of the Frankish king Clovis II , whose environment he left to consecrate his life to God. He retired to the solitude of a grotto in a forest, five kilometers north of the Luxeuil monastery , which was founded by Saint Columban around 590 . In 629, after the death of the second abbot, Saint Eustasius, the monks of Luxeuil brought the hermit Waldebert to entrust him with the running of the monastery. Under his work (629–670) the Colombian monastery spread throughout the West and developed a pronounced cultural activity (writing and painting schools, medieval monastery offices). The hermitage of Saint Waldebert - venerated for centuries - was managed by the Benedictines from Luxeuil from the 16th to the 18th century. In 1960, under the presidency of Gilles Cugnier, the “Friends of Saint-Valbert” association carried out the necessary restoration work. The hermitage's grotto has been classified as a monument historique since 1914 . In addition to the grotto, the hermitage, which is open to tourists, includes a chapel from the 18th century that houses a bas-relief (16th century) with St. Valbert, a calvary (also from the 16th century), and a small museum about the local religious history and ecclesiastical art, a garden and an inn.
- Hermitage of Saint Valbert
grotto
chapel
altar
garden
Inn
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 203 |
| 1968 | 188 |
| 1975 | 175 |
| 1982 | 186 |
| 1990 | 210 |
| 1999 | 195 |
| 2006 | 213 |
With 241 inhabitants most recently (as of January 1, 2016), Saint-Valbert was one of the small communities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (360 people were counted in 1881), a slight population growth has been recorded again since the mid-1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Saint-Valbert was mainly 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 work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is located near the main road N57, which leads from Vesoul via Luxeuil-les-Bains to Remiremont and has been developed into a four-lane expressway in the Saint-Valbert area. Further road connections exist with Luxeuil-les-Bains and Fougerolles.
Web links
- Official website of the municipality of Saint-Valbert (French)
- Information on the commune of Saint-Valbert (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Gaubertus, p . In: Johann E. Stadler , Franz Joseph Heim, Johann N. Ginal (Eds.): Complete Lexicon of Saints ... , Volume 2 (E – H), B. Schmid'sche Verlagbuchhandlung (A. Manz), Augsburg 1861, p. 355 .
- ^ Waldebert in the Ecumenical Lexicon of Saints