Senargent Mignafans
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Lure | |
| Canton | Villersexel | |
| Community association | Pays de Villersexel | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 34 ' N , 6 ° 32' E | |
| height | 269-372 m | |
| surface | 10.77 km 2 | |
| Residents | 295 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 27 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70110 | |
| INSEE code | 70487 | |
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Senargent-Mignafans is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Senargent-Mignafans is located at an altitude of 295 m above sea level, seven kilometers east of Villersexel and about 28 kilometers east of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The clustered village extends in the valley level of the river Scey , southwest of the hilly landscape of the Bois de Granges .
The area of the 10.77 km² municipal area includes a section in the catchment area of the Ognon . The central part of the area is crossed in an east-west direction by the valley of the Scey, which lies at an average of 280 m and is mainly used for agriculture. In the north, the municipal area extends into the extensive Bois des Noyes forest and as far as the winding course of the Rognon , a side stream of the Scey. To the southeast, a 50 m high step leads to the Bois Dessus (at 372 m the highest elevation of Senargent-Mignafans) and the Mignafans plateau. This plateau is mainly made of red sandstone and lies at about 360 m. It shows a loose structure of arable land, meadow land and forest.
The double community consists of the two districts Senargent (295 m) in the valley level of the Scey and Mignafans (360 m) on the plateau adjacent to the south. Neighboring municipalities of Senargent-Mignafans are Athesans-Étroitefontaine and Mignavillers in the north, Granges-la-Ville and Secenans in the east, Vellechevreux-et-Courbenans and Saint-Ferjeux in the south and Beveuge and Villafans in the west.
history
Senargent is first mentioned in 1140 when Renaud de Traves donated the place to the Lieu-Croissant monastery. The church has been occupied since the 12th century. In the Middle Ages, rule over Senargent was disputed for a long time between the Counts of Montbéliard and the Lords of Neuchâtel . Mignafans, however, always belonged to the sphere of influence of the Counts of Montbéliard. Together with Franche-Comté , both villages came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
In 1807 Mignafans merged with various other localities to form the large municipality of Granges-le-Bourg . When this large community was split up, Mignafans came to Granges-la-Ville in 1824 and in 1832 it regained its independence. In 1972 Senargent and Mignafans were merged to form today's double community. Since 2000, Senargent-Mignafans has been a member of the community association Communauté de communes du Pays de Villersexel, which comprises 33 localities .
Attractions
Senargent's village church was rebuilt in 1852. It has remarkable furnishings , including the richly carved wooden pulpit and two altars from the 18th century.
The center is characterized by various red sandstone houses from the 17th and 18th centuries in the characteristic style of the Haute-Saône.
In Mignafans there is a chapel and two fountain lavoirs from the 19th century, which once served as a fountain, wash house and cattle trough.
population
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| 1962 | 227 |
| 1968 | 230 |
| 1975 | 289 |
| 1982 | 263 |
| 1990 | 274 |
| 1999 | 282 |
| 2006 | 295 |
With 295 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Senargent-Mignafans 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 (433 people were still counted in 1886), only relatively minor fluctuations were recorded afterwards. The incorporation of Mignafans brought growth of around 50 people.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Senargent-Mignafans was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Today there are various local small businesses, including wood processing. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many employed people are therefore commuters who go to work in the larger towns in the vicinity and in the Belfort-Montbéliard agglomeration.
The village is located off the main thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Lure to L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs . Other road connections exist with Mignavillers, Saint-Ferjeux, Beveuge and Étroitefontaine.