Visoncourt
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Lure | |
| Canton | Saint-Loup-sur-Semouse | |
| Community association | Triangle Vert | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 45 ′ N , 6 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 264-395 m | |
| surface | 4.52 km 2 | |
| Residents | 40 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70300 | |
| INSEE code | 70571 | |
Visoncourt is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Visoncourt is located at an altitude of 278 m above sea level, eight kilometers southwest of Luxeuil-les-Bains and about 19 kilometers northeast of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the northern part of the department, in a niche on the southwest edge of the Luxeuil plain and the Lanterne valley , at the foot of the heights of the Bois de la Grande Brosse.
The area of the 4.52 km² municipal area comprises a section of the gently undulating landscape south of the Lanterne. The central part of the area is occupied by the valley niche of Visoncourt. It is an average of 265 m and has a width of around one kilometer. Agricultural use prevails here. The area is drained by the Ruisseau de la Mouroie to the north to the Lanterne.
The valley niche is flanked by woody heights, in the south by the Ban , in the southwest by the Millery and in the west by the Bois de la Grande Brosse . They consist of sandy-marly and calcareous sediments that were deposited during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ). Shell limestone from the Middle Triassic also appears in various places . At 395 m, the highest point in Visoncourt is reached in the Bois de la Grande Brosse. The community area extends further to the west into the headwaters of the Durgeon .
Neighboring municipalities to Visoncourt are Éhuns in the north, Baudoncourt and Brotte-lès-Luxeuil in the east, Servigney and Mailleroncourt-Charette in the south and Villers-lès-Luxeuil in the west.
history
The area around Visoncourt was already settled in prehistoric times. Numerous remains from the Gallo-Roman period, in particular wall foundations (Camp de César) and remains of baths near two thermal springs, were discovered. In the Middle Ages, Visoncourt belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . The monastery of Luxeuil held local rule . Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Visoncourt is a member of the community association Communauté de communes du Pays de Saulx, which comprises 17 villages .
Attractions
Three large fountains from the 19th century are worth seeing.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 52 |
| 1968 | 44 |
| 1975 | 39 |
| 1982 | 36 |
| 1990 | 39 |
| 1999 | 37 |
| 2006 | 34 |
With 40 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Visoncourt is one of the smallest municipalities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (170 people were counted in 1881), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the mid-1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Visoncourt is still a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Outside of the primary sector there are few jobs in town. Some workers are therefore commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is away from the major thoroughfares. The main access is from the main road N57, which runs from Luxeuil-les-Bains to Vesoul. Another road connection is with Éhuns.