Sauvigney-lès-Pesmes
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Marnay | |
| Community association | Val de Gray | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 18 ' N , 5 ° 34' E | |
| height | 195-234 m | |
| surface | 6.35 km 2 | |
| Residents | 139 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 22 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70140 | |
| INSEE code | 70480 | |
Sauvigney-lès-Pesmes is a commune in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Sauvigney-lès-Pesmes is located at an altitude of 204 m above sea level, three kilometers north of Pesmes and about 35 kilometers west of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the south of the department, in the Saône plain on the village stream Bief Rouge north of the valley level of the Ognon , on the southern edge of the Gros Bois.
The area of the 6.35 km² large municipal area includes a section of the lower Ognon Valley. The central part of the area is occupied by the lowland of the Bief Rouge , which provides drainage to the southwest to the Ognon. From the alluvial plain , which lies at an average of 195 m and is mainly used for agriculture, the community area extends northwards to the plateau around 20 m higher. This is taken up by the extensive forest of the Gros Bois . At 234 m, the highest point of Sauvigney-lès-Pesmes is reached on a hill east of the village.
The neighboring communities of Sauvigney-lès-Pesmes are Chevigney in the north, Pesmes in the east and south and Broye-Aubigney-Montseugny in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages Sauvigney belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . Local rulership was held by the Lords of Pesmes. In the church, Sauvigney was subordinate to the Johanniterkommende von Montseugny. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. A blast furnace was operated here in the 17th and 18th centuries . Today Sauvigney-lès-Pesmes is a member of the community association Communauté de communes du Val de Pesmes, which comprises 18 villages .
Attractions
The village church of Sauvigney-lès-Pesmes was rebuilt in 1777.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 233 |
| 1968 | 202 |
| 1975 | 169 |
| 1982 | 139 |
| 1990 | 134 |
| 1999 | 153 |
With 172 inhabitants (2006) Sauvigney-lès-Pesmes is one of the small communities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been in the range between 160 and 240 people, a clear population decline was recorded, especially during the 1970s. In recent years, however, slight population growth has been observed again.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Sauvigney-lès-Pesmes was mainly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Today there are some local small businesses, including wood processing. 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 on the main D475 road from Dole to Gray via Pesmes . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around 19 km away. Other road links exist with La Résie-Saint-Martin and Aubigney.
