Vellefaux

Vellefaux
region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Haute-Saône
Arrondissement	Vesoul
Canton	Rioz
Community association	Pays de Montbozon et du Chanois
Coordinates	47 ° 33 '  N , 6 ° 8'  E Coordinates: 47 ° 33 '  N , 6 ° 8'  E
height	305-426 m
surface	10.02 km 2
Residents	499 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	50 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	70000
INSEE code	70532
Website	www.vellefaux.fr

Vellefaux is a French commune in the Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the canton of Montbozon and the Chanois municipal association .

geography

Vellefaux is located between Vallerois-Lorioz in the northeast and Échenoz-le-Sec in the southwest, seven kilometers south of Vesoul on European route 23 ( RN 57 ).

history

Vellefaux has existed since Gallo-Roman times , it was on the Roman road from Besançon ( Vesontio ) to Luxeuil-les-Bains ( Luxovium ). In the 11th century, the Seigneurs of Vellefaux supported the monastery in Luxeuil-les-Bains. Jean de Vellefaux, Guillaume de Vellefaux (1139) and Hugues de Vellefaux (1302) were mentioned in a document. Hugues de Vellefaux was married to Mahaut d'Arbois, a great niece of Louis IX. of France (1214-1270). In 1475 the heiress of the fief , Marguerite de Vellefaux, married Antoine de Grammont-Fallon, whose grave slab can still be seen in the pastorate's garden .

In 1586 the town was ravaged by the plague . In the course of the Thirty Years' War , Swedish troops set fire to Vellefaux in 1636.

Population development

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006
262	275	350	423	487	480	471

Attractions

The old castle in Vellefaux has existed since the 13th century. The foundations, parts of the house, parts of the pigeon house , remains of a tower and a gate have been preserved. Two chimneys are from the 18th century and traces of another chimney from the 16th century have been preserved. In 1989 the castle was entered in the additional directory of the Monuments historiques ( inscrit MH ).

Web links

Commons : Vellefaux  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Commune de Vellefaux (Site officiel) (French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Vellefaux on la-haute-saone.com (French). Retrieved March 20, 2015.
2. ^ Vellefaux in the Base Mérimée des Ministère de la culture (French). Accessed December 27, 2009.