Thieffrans
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Rioz | |
| Community association | Pays de Montbozon et du Chanois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 30 ' N , 6 ° 19' E | |
| height | 247-353 m | |
| surface | 9.36 km 2 | |
| Residents | 173 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 18 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70230 | |
| INSEE code | 70500 | |
Thieffrans is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Thieffrans is located at an altitude of 270 m above sea level, about 18 kilometers southeast of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in a slightly elevated position north of the Ognon valley , on the edge of the wooded heights of the Bois du Petit Pas .
The area of the 9.36 km² large municipal area includes a section of the middle Ognon Valley. The southern border runs partly along the Ognon, which flows here with various arches through an approximately one kilometer wide lowland to the southwest. From the course of the river, the community area extends northward over the alluvial plain , which is on average 255 m and is mainly used for agriculture. Further north, the terrain gradually rises to a plateau made up of limestone layers from the Upper Jurassic period . It is located at around 300 m and is partly covered with meadow, but mainly with forest ( Bois du Petit Pas ). At 353 m, the highest point in Thieffrans is reached below La Maison-du-Vau.
Two hamlet settlements and various individual farms belong to Thieffrans:
- Les Graviers (250 m) in the valley of the Ognon
- Le Faubourg (275 m) on the plateau north of the Ognon valley
Neighboring municipalities of Thieffrans are Chassey-lès-Montbozon in the north, Tressandans in the east, Rougemont and Montagney-Servigney in the south and Cognières and Dampierre-sur-Linotte in the west.
history
Thieffrans belonged in the Middle Ages to the county of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . Together with Franche-Comté , Thieffrans finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. In the 17th and 18th centuries, rule over the village and the surrounding area was the responsibility of the Falletans family. Since 2000 Thieffrans has been a member of the community association Communauté de communes du Pays de Montbozon, which comprises 21 localities .
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 189 |
| 1968 | 187 |
| 1975 | 158 |
| 1982 | 166 |
| 1990 | 172 |
| 1999 | 179 |
With 173 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Thieffrans 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 (375 people were counted in 1881), only slight fluctuations have been recorded since the early 1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Thieffrans was mainly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. In addition, there are now some local small businesses. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Montbozon to Esprels . Other road connections exist with Tressandans and Presle.
