Vauvillers (Haute-Saône)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Lure | |
| Canton | Jussey | |
| Community association | Haute Comté | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 55 ' N , 6 ° 6' E | |
| height | 238-353 m | |
| surface | 9.50 km 2 | |
| Residents | 660 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 69 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70210 | |
| INSEE code | 70526 | |
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Vauvillers is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It is the capital of the canton of Vauvillers in the Lure arrondissement .
geography
Vauvillers lies at an altitude of 290 m above sea level, about 34 kilometers north of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the northern part of the department, on a hill between the valleys of Côney in the north and Superbe in the south, east of the hill of Montdoré.
The area of the municipal area of 9.50 km² covers a section in the gently undulating landscape east of the upper Saône valley . The central part of the area is occupied by a broad ridge running in a west-east direction, which averages 300 m and forms the watershed between Côney and Superbe. Towards the south the height flattens only very slowly. The highest point in Vauvillers is reached at 353 m on a knoll southwest of the village.
To the northeast, the municipal area extends into the basin of the Ruisseau de la Prairie and its source streams. Agricultural use prevails here. Further to the northeast is the extensive forest of the Bois de la Craie (up to 275 m). The northern border is marked over a short distance by the course of the Côney, which flows through a wide alluvial plain to the west and ensures the drainage of the area to the Saône. From a geological and tectonic point of view, the central part of the area consists of shell limestone from the Middle Triassic , and in the northeast it consists of red sandstone from the Lower Triassic. In some places sandy-marl sediments are also exposed, which were deposited during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ).
Neighboring municipalities of Vauvillers are Alaincourt and Pont-du-Bois in the north, Mailleroncourt-Saint-Pancras in the east, Melincourt in the south and Montdoré in the west.
history
Remains of a Roman traffic route indicate a very early settlement of the area. In the Middle Ages, Vauvillers belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . The rule of Vauvillers is first mentioned in 1150. The rule was divided into two parts: the part north of the Côney belonged to Lorraine, the part south of the river to the Free County. Vauvillers developed into a castle town in the Middle Ages. During the Thirty Years War the place was devastated by troops of Duke Bernhard von Sachsen-Weimar . Together with Franche-Comté , Vauvillers finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. In 1739 the two lords were united under the Duke of Clermont-Tonnerre. Vauvillers was subsequently a bailiwick that was raised to a duchy in 1775.
Attractions
The single-nave church Nativité de Notre-Dame was built from 1768 to 1773 in the styles of the Classical and Baroque periods . The portal area is flanked by four mighty Doric columns. The valuable furnishings include a statue of the Madonna and a triptych from the 16th century, a tomb from 1598 as well as furniture and glass windows from the 18th century.
Vauvillers has retained its townscape in the style of a characteristic castle town and has been awarded the label "Petite Cité Comtoise de Caractère". Numerous town houses from the 16th to 19th centuries have been preserved in the old town center. The house of Adam Sommier in the Renaissance style and the house of Cardinal Sommier (16th century) with a monumental facade and a protruding turret (Echauguette) are particularly noteworthy. The market hall (17th century) made of wood is classified as a monument historique . The castle was built in 1723 and today houses the municipal administration. Other sights include the Grande Fontaine (18th century fountain), a fountain with an obelisk on the road to Polaincourt, the cross of Saint-Isidore and a Calvary built in 1826. The lavoir , which was once used as a wash house and cattle trough, dates from the 19th century .
population
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| 1962 | 723 |
| 1968 | 672 |
| 1975 | 724 |
| 1982 | 761 |
| 1990 | 752 |
| 1999 | 801 |
| 2006 | 697 |
With 660 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Vauvillers is one of the smaller municipalities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1227 people were still counted in 1886), slight population growth has been recorded since the beginning of the 1970s. In the last few years the population has decreased again.
Economy and Infrastructure
For a long time, Vauvillers was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. There was also trade and trade in agricultural products from the area. Today Vauvillers is a small center that takes on central local functions for the surrounding region. There are various small and medium-sized businesses, mainly in the feed production, wood processing, precision mechanics, transport and construction industries. Various service companies and retail shops for daily needs are also located here. Vauvillers is the location of a college.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main D417 road from Luxeuil-les-Bains to Bourbonne-les-Bains . Other road connections exist with Faverney , Passavant-la-Rochère , Bains-les-Bains and Conflans-sur-Lanterne .
