Villers-sur-Port
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Port-sur-Saône | |
| Community association | Terres de Saône | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 43 ' N , 6 ° 5' E | |
| height | 239-321 m | |
| surface | 10.25 km 2 | |
| Residents | 208 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70170 | |
| INSEE code | 70566 | |
 Mairie Villers-sur-Port |
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Villers-sur-Port is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Villers-sur-Port is located at an altitude of 270 m above sea level, four kilometers northeast of Port-sur-Saône and about twelve kilometers northwest of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the central part of the department, on a plateau east of the Saône valley, on the western edge of the hills of the Grands Bois .
The area of the 10.25 km² municipal area comprises a section in the area of the gently undulating landscape east of the Saône valley. The main part of the area is taken up by the plateau of Villers, which is an average of 260 m. It is mainly used for agriculture, but also shows some forest areas, especially along the municipal boundaries. Towards the northwest, the plateau gradually descends towards the Saône valley. To the southeast of the village are the hills of the Grands Bois ; on the Chanas the highest point of Villers-sur-Port is reached with 321 m. From a geological and tectonic point of view, the terrain consists of an alternating layer of sandy-marly and calcareous sediments from the Middle Jurassic , while layers of the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ) also emerge in the eastern part . The only surface running water is the Ruisseau des Grands Bois , which provides drainage to the south via the Scyotte to the Saône. Otherwise the rainwater seeps into the karstified subsoil.
The hamlet of Le Franois (278 m) on the plateau north of the Grands Bois belongs to Villers-sur-Port . Neighboring communities of Villers-sur-Port are Amoncourt and Fleurey-lès-Faverney in the north, Provenchère in the east, Bougnon and Port-sur-Saône in the south and Chaux-lès-Port in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, Villers-sur-Port belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . It formed its own little manor owned by the Haraucourt and Vaudrey families. Together with Franche-Comté , Villers-sur-Port finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Villers-sur-Port is a member of the community association Communauté de communes Agir Ensemble, which comprises 13 localities .
Attractions
The single-nave village church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary was rebuilt in the 18th century. It is richly decorated , including a baptismal font from the 16th century, a crucifix and a pietà , bas-reliefs from the 17th century, furniture, paintings and statues from the 18th century, and a bell dating from 1631.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 160 |
| 1968 | 151 |
| 1975 | 146 |
| 1982 | 181 |
| 1990 | 156 |
| 1999 | 211 |
| 2006 | 206 |
With 208 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Villers-sur-Port 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 (316 people were still counted in 1891), population growth has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1990s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Villers-sur-Port was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Today there are some local small businesses, mainly in the precision mechanics and metal processing industries. In the last few decades the village has transformed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who go to work in the Vesoul agglomeration.
The place is away from the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Port-sur-Saône to Breurey-lès-Faverney . Other road links exist with Chaux-lès-Port, Amoncourt and Grattery.
