Amance, Haute-SaÃ´ne

Amance is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté. It is the capital of the canton in the arrondissement of Vesoul Amance.

Geography

Amance situated at an altitude of 220 m above sea level, 5 km north- west of Faverney and about 20 km north- northwest of the city of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the northern part of the department in which the Talniederung Superbe on both sides of the river, east of the Saônetals.

The area of 17.54 km ² municipal area comprises a section in the rolling countryside of the east of the upper Saônetals. From north to south the area is crossed by the Alluvialniederung the Superbe, which provides for the drainage Saône. The valley is on average 220 m and has a width of about one kilometer. In the field of Amance the Superbe takes from the east, the Vieille Rivière on.

Is flanked on both sides of the lowland plateaus which lie around 260 m. On the plateau at the edge of the altitude of Saint -Remy in the north- east, the highest point of Amance is achieved with 287 m. Agricultural land use predominates in the lowlands. On the plateau there is a loose structure of arable and meadow land and forest. Larger areas of forest are located at the town limits. The southern boundary runs in the extensive forests of the Bois de la Raie and the Bois des Balières. With a narrow tip, the municipality's area extends to the southwest into the valley of the Saône. In geological- tectonic terms, the terrain consists of an alternation of sandy- marly and calcareous sediments that were deposited on the merits during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ).

At Amance addition to the actual site include the following settlements:

Le Magny (225 m ) west of the Superbe
Beauregard (217 m) in the Saôneniederung on the western edge of the Bois des Balières
The northern part of Port- d'Atelier - Amance (217 m) in the Saôneniederung on the western edge of the Bois des Balières

Neighboring communities of Amance are Contréglise and Senoncourt in the north, Menoux in the east, the south and Faverney Baulay and Buffignécourt in the West.

History

Remains of a Roman watch tower in the Bois du Châtelard point to a very early occupation of the site. Is first mentioned in the 12th century Amance. At this time, the settlement of the three towns of Le Magny, L' Aître and Le Mont Sainte -Marie. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. It was the center of a fief, which was under the free county. Also the monastery Faverney had property and rights in place. In the 16th century the rule of the Rye family, which favored the introduction of the Reformation and founded the Brotherhood of Saint Barbara belonged. Together with the Franche -Comté Amance came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today Amance is a member of the comprehensive 13 villages municipal association Communauté de communes Agir Ensemble.

Attractions

The church of Saint -Laurent was built in the 18th century. It has a richly appointed interior of this period, including the richly carved pulpit and the altar, paneling and priestly vestments from the 17th century. Also from the 18th century comes the chapel Sainte -Barbe. The village is characterized by a number of houses in the Renaissance style, including the Maison Bûcheron with turrets. Other important buildings are the Maison Espagnole and the Mairie - Justice ( local government and court ). From the former attachment generates a large square tower. Also worth seeing is the covered Lavoir from the 19th century, which once served as a laundry and watering cattle.

Population

With 707 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Amance belongs to the medium-sized towns in the Haute- Saône. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the area of 770-830 people, a slight overall decline in population was recorded since the early 1960s.

Economy and infrastructure

Amance has long been a predominantly by agriculture ( farming, viticulture and animal husbandry ) and forestry embossed village. Today there are various operations of local small businesses, especially in the fields of precision engineering, woodworking and construction. In recent decades the village has been transformed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road that leads from Faverney after Vauvillers. Further road links exist with Baulay, Corre and Saint- Rémy.

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Commune in the department of Haute- Saône
Place in Franche -Comté

Cantons of France Postal codes in France Alluvium

54824