Sorans-lès-Breurey
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Rioz | |
| Community association | Pays Riolais | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 24 ' N , 6 ° 3' E | |
| height | 221-363 m | |
| surface | 14.37 km 2 | |
| Residents | 441 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70190 | |
| INSEE code | 70493 | |
Sorans-lès-Breurey is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Sorans-lès-Breurey is located at an altitude of 250 m above sea level, 3 km southwest of Rioz and about 18 km north of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the south of the department, north of the river valley of the Ognon , in an open valley of the Buthiers brook, on the eastern edge of the Forêt de Sorans .
The area of the 14.37 km² municipal area comprises a section of the undulating landscape between the river valleys of Ognon in the south and Saône in the north-west. The central part of the area is traversed in a north-south direction by the Buthiers , which provides drainage to the Ognon. The valley floor is relatively narrow, but in the area of Sorans it opens into a wide hollow, which is filled with alluvial soils . It is mainly used for agriculture.
The valley of the Buthiers is flanked in the west by the long ridge of the Forêt de Sorans , on which the highest point of Sorans-lès-Breurey is reached at 363 m. The ridge consists of an alternating layer of calcareous and sandy-marly layers from the upper Jurassic period . To the east, the community area extends over the plateau, which is on average 260 m, to the wooded valley cut of the Ruisseau de Malgérard , another right tributary of the Ognon. In the south, the demarcation runs in the area of the Bois de la Chenove .
Two hamlet settlements belong to Sorans-lès-Breurey:
- Breurey (240 m) on the Buthiers on the eastern edge of the Forêt de Sorans
- They-en-Sorans (260 m) on the plateau north of the Ognon valley
Neighboring municipalities of Sorans-lès-Breurey are Montarlot-lès-Rioz in the north, Neuvelle-lès-Cromary and Aulx-lès-Cromary in the east, Cromary and Voray-sur-l'Ognon in the south and Boult in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages Sorans belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . The reign of Soran was first mentioned in a document in 1226. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. In 1686 the rulership was raised to the status of marquisate. The area changed in 1807 when the previously independent municipalities of Breurey-lès-Sorans (1806: 180 inhabitants), Neuvelle-lès-Cromary (1806: 279 inhabitants) and They (1806: 45 inhabitants) were combined with Sorans. Neuvelle-lès-Cromary got his independence back in 1831. Today Sorans-lès-Breurey is a member of the community association Communauté de communes du Pays Riolais, which comprises 33 villages .
Attractions
Near Sorans is the 16th century Maison-Forte with a chapel and a former mill. To the west of the village is the Château de Sorans, which was built in the 18th century, has a rich interior and includes a neo-Gothic chapel.
The lavoir , a former well, wash house and cattle trough, dates from 1840.
In They there is an originally Gothic church (14th to 16th centuries), which was partially renovated in the 18th century. It has a baroque altar and remarkable paintings.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 161 |
| 1968 | 146 |
| 1975 | 167 |
| 1982 | 196 |
| 1990 | 250 |
| 1999 | 345 |
After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (301 people were counted in 1896), strong population growth has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1970s. Since then the number of inhabitants has more than doubled.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Sorans-lès-Breurey was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Today there are various local small businesses. In the last few decades the village has transformed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who go to work in the larger towns in the area and in the Besançon agglomeration.
The place is well developed in terms of traffic. It is close to the main road N57 that goes from Besançon to Vesoul . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around 18 km away. Other road links exist with Boult, Rioz and Cromary.
