Villers-sur-Saulnot
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Lure | |
| Canton | Héricourt-2 | |
| Community association | Pays d'Héricourt | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 33 ' N , 6 ° 39' E | |
| height | 365-500 m | |
| surface | 2.37 km 2 | |
| Residents | 133 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 56 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70400 | |
| INSEE code | 70567 | |
 Mairie Villers-sur-Saulnot |
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Villers-sur-Saulnot is a commune in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Villers-sur-Saulnot is located at an altitude of 375 m above sea level, nine kilometers west of Héricourt and about twelve kilometers west-northwest of the city of Montbéliard (as the crow flies). The village extends to the west of the Burgundian Gate , on the southern edge of a basin between the heights of the Massif de Saulnot in the north and the Bois d'Arcey in the south.
The area of the 2.37 km² large municipal area is mainly occupied by a basin, which is an average of 370 m and has no surface drainage. To the north of the area is the Marais de Saulnot moorland . The Sapoie stream provides drainage to the south, but seeps away at the La Baume homestead (stalactite cave). The area is mainly used for agriculture (arable and meadow land). To the south-east, the municipality extends to the wooded ridge of the Bois d'Arcey , on which the highest point of Villers-sur-Saulnot is reached at 500 m. This ridge consists of a resistant limestone layer from the middle Jurassic period .
Neighboring municipalities of Villers-sur-Saulnot are Chavanne in the north, Désandans in the east, Arcey in the south and Saulnot in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, Villers-sur-Saulnot was part of the Granges domain. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Since 2001 Villers-sur-Saulnot has been a member of the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Héricourt, which comprises 20 localities . The village does not have its own church, it belongs to the Saulnot parish.
Attractions
In front of the parish hall (Mairie) there is a large round fountain with the statue of Saint-Jean-Baptiste.
Approx. 1.5 km south of the village is the Baume de Gonvillars , an active water cave that can be entered via a fossil entrance.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 111 |
| 1968 | 127 |
| 1975 | 125 |
| 1982 | 104 |
| 1990 | 116 |
| 1999 | 132 |
| 2007 | 157 |
With 133 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Villers-sur-Saulnot 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 (182 people were still counted in 1886), a slight population growth has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1990s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Villers-sur-Saulnot was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding). In addition, there are now some local small businesses. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many employed people are therefore commuters who go to work in the larger towns in the vicinity and in the Belfort-Montbéliard agglomeration.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Saulnot to Arcey. There are other road connections with Chavanne and Gonvillars.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Baume de Gonvillars. troglophil.de, accessed on August 3, 2012 .