Sainte-Reine (Haute-Saône)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Scey-sur-Saône-et-Saint-Albin | |
| Community association | Val de Gray | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 30 ' N , 5 ° 47' E | |
| height | 214-254 m | |
| surface | 6.18 km 2 | |
| Residents | 31 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 5 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70700 | |
| INSEE code | 70471 | |
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Sainte-Reine is a commune in the Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Sainte-Reine is located at an altitude of 220 m above sea level, ten kilometers north of Gy and about 34 kilometers northwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the southwest of the department, in the Saône basin in a cleared island in the headwaters of the Cabri.
The area of the municipal area of 6.18 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 Cabri to the south to the Morte . The hollow is surrounded by extensive forests, which cover the land with only weak relief: in the west of the Bois de Belle-Vaivre , in the north of the Bois des Houx and in the east of the Bois de Saint-Gand . Geologically, the area belongs to the Saône basin and is made up of tertiary deposits. At 254 m, the highest point in Sainte-Reine is reached on a hill in the Bois des Houx.
The settlement of La Marichaude (215 m) in the lowland of the Cabri as well as some farmsteads belong to Sainte-Reine . Neighboring municipalities of Sainte-Reine are Seveux in the north, La Chapelle-Saint-Quillain in the east, Vellemoz in the south and Igny in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, Sainte-Reine belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and within it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . Sainte-Reine was part of the Campagne dominion, the center of which was Igny. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. The community does not have its own church; it belongs to the parish of Igny.
population
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| 1962 | 38 |
| 1968 | 32 |
| 1975 | 31 |
| 1982 | 27 |
| 1990 | 27 |
| 1999 | 38 |
With 31 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Sainte-Reine is one of the smallest municipalities in the Haute-Saône department. After the number of inhabitants had decreased significantly during the 20th century (120 people were still counted in 1886), slight population growth has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1990s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Sainte-Reine was mainly a village characterized 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 La Chapelle-Saint-Quillain to Seveux. There are other road connections with Igny and Motey-sur-Saône.
