Contréglise
Contréglise is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Contréglise situated at an altitude of 245 m above sea level, 8 km northwest of Faverney and about 24 km north- northwest of the city of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the northern part of the department, on a hill between the valleys of Ruisseau de Révillon in the west and in the east Superbe.
The area of 9.61 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 Ruisseau de Révillon, which provides for drainage Saône. The valley is on average 235 m and has a width of about one kilometer. Is flanked on both sides of the lowland plateaus which lie around 260 m. To the west is the height of La Vignotte (281 m), to the east the plateau of Contréglise. Agricultural land use predominates here.
To the north, the plateaus rise gradually. The municipal area extends into the forested headwaters of the Ruisseau de Révillon with the heights of Mont aux Pies and Grand Bois. With 348 m Bois is achieved the highest elevation of the Grand Contréglise. 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 ). In some places occurs shell apparent from the Triassic.
Neighboring communities of Contréglise are Saponcourt and Polaincourt -et- Clairefontaine in the north, Senoncourt in the east, and Amance Buffignécourt in the south and Venisey in the West.
History
Remains of a burial site from the Merovingian period are evidence of an early settlement of the area. Is first mentioned in 1154 as Contréglise Contereglisia. The place name derives from the Germanic personal name Gundhar and the Latin word ecclesia ( church). In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. Contréglise formed its own little rule. During the Thirty Years' War, the city was badly affected. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. On April 23, 1789 prior to the actual start of the French Revolution, villagers stormed the local castle. Today Contréglise is a member of the comprehensive 13 villages municipal association Communauté de communes Agir Ensemble.
Attractions
The Church of Contréglise was rebuilt in the 19th century; from the previous building from the 12th century sparse remains are only left. The old town is characterized by various houses from the 16th to the 18th century, showing the traditional style of the Haute -Saône, including a house, with square tower. From the 18th century, the castle dates.
Population
With 120 inhabitants (1 January 2011 ) Contréglise one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 377 persons were still counted ), only small fluctuations were recorded since the mid- 1960s.
Economy and infrastructure
Contréglise is still a predominantly by agriculture ( farming, viticulture and animal husbandry ) and forestry embossed village. Outside of the primary sector, there are few jobs in town. Some employed persons 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 Amance by Corre. Further road links exist with Venisey and Buffignécourt.
Amance | Anchenoncourt -et- Chazel | Baulay | Buffignécourt | Contréglise | Faverney | Menoux | Montureux -lès- Baulay | Polaincourt -et- Clairefontaine | Saint Remy | Saponcourt | Senoncourt | Venisey
- Commune in the department of Haute- Saône
- Place in Franche -Comté