Vy-les-Filain
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Rioz | |
| Community association | Pays de Montbozon et du Chanois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 31 ' N , 6 ° 12' E | |
| height | 252-320 m | |
| surface | 5.31 km 2 | |
| Residents | 126 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70230 | |
| INSEE code | 70583 | |
Vy-lès-Filain is a commune in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Vy-lès-Filain is located at an altitude of 260 m above sea level , about 13 kilometers south of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends north of the river valley of the Ognon , in the basin of the Filaine , between the forest heights of the Bois de Filain in the west and the Grand Bois de Dampierre in the northeast.
The area of the 5.31 km² municipal area comprises a section of the undulating landscape between the river valleys of Ognon in the south and Saône in the northwest. The central part of the area is traversed by the Filaine basin, oriented in north-south direction, which is approximately 500 meters wide and averages 250 m. At Vy-lès-Filain, the stream emerges from a narrow valley into the hollow and drains the area south to the Linotte . The Vy-lès-Filain basin is flanked on both sides by plateau-like hills that rise to a height of 280 m. They consist of limestone layers from the middle Jurassic period . The Bois de Filain plateau extends west of the Filaine . In the area of the Maniton , the highest point of Vy-lès-Filain is reached at 320 m. To the east, the municipality extends to the heights of the Bois de la Bouloie and to the northeast to the Grand Bois de Dampierre .
Neighboring communities of Vy-lès-Filain are Dampierre-sur-Linotte and Fontenois-lès-Montbozon in the east, Roche-sur-Linotte-et-Sorans-les-Cordiers , Villers-Pater and Authoison in the south, and Filain in the west and north.
history
Finds of brick fragments from the Gallo-Roman period indicate an early settlement of the municipality of Vy-lès-Filain. In the Middle Ages , Vy belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in that part of the Bailliage d'Amont . The hamlet of Laine is mentioned as a donation in 1159 in a deed from the Bellevaux monastery . As a result, the Templars founded a chapel and a priory here. Vy has belonged to the Laine Templars since the 13th century. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. The area changed around 1800 when the previously independent municipality of Laine was merged with Vy-lès-Filain. Since 2000, Vy-lès-Filain has been a member of the Communauté de communes du Pays de Montbozon, comprising 21 localities .
Attractions
The village church of Vy-lès-Filain was built in the 19th century in the neo-Gothic style. The rich furnishings include the altar from the 18th century and the statue of the Holy Virgin from the 19th century. The buildings of the former Templar House in Laine now belong to an agricultural enterprise.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 90 |
| 1968 | 88 |
| 1975 | 57 |
| 1982 | 75 |
| 1990 | 70 |
| 1999 | 73 |
With 126 inhabitants (1 January 2017) Vy-lès-Filain one of the smallest municipalities in the department of Haute-Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (134 people were still counted in 1901), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the beginning of the 1980s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Vy-lès-Filain was mainly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Outside the primary sector there are very few jobs in the village. In the meantime, the place has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The place is off the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Loulans-Verchamp to Filain. Other road connections exist with Dampierre-sur-Linotte, Fontenois-lès-Montbozon and Authoison.
