Denèvre

Denèvre is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Denèvre situated at an altitude of 208 m above sea level, 14 km north-northeast of Gray and about 47 km northwest of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in the west of the department, in the northwest of the plateau landscape Saônetals, on the southern edge of the valley of the salon.

The area of ​​5.85 km ² municipal area includes a portion in the region of the plateau north of the Saônetals. The northern boundary runs along the living room which features a north -flung arc here. It flows through a roughly one -kilometer-wide Talniederung, which is on average 200 m, and drains the area east to the Saône. From the river, the municipality's area extends southward over the flood plain and a 30 m high steep slope ( Côte de Denèvre ) to the adjacent plateau. This plateau, which lies at 240 m, consists of an alternation of calcareous and sandy- marly sediments of the upper Jurassic and the Tertiary. With 247 m find the highest mountains of Denèvre is achieved. In the Talniederung and on the plateau dominates agricultural use. In the south of the municipality of ground in the vast Grove of the Bois de Vereux enough.

Neighboring communities of Denèvre are Delain in the north, Dampierre- sur-Salon in the east, the south and Vereux Montot in the West.

History

Wall foundations from Gallo-Roman period, probably a pottery workshop, point to an early settlement of the area. Denèvre is mentioned as Domno Apro and Denepvre. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The secular dominion over Denèvre held the Lords of Dampierre. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today Denèvre is a member of the 42 localities comprehensive community association Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières.

Attractions

The single-nave church with bell tower in Saint- Epvre Imperial style was built in the 18th century. It is home to a wealth of furniture, an altar with the painting of the Resurrection of Christ and various grave plates. Other notable buildings include the covered Lavoir from the 19th century and a square covered fountain outside the town.

Population

With 167 inhabitants (2007 ) Denèvre one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. Throughout the 20th century, the population moved in the range 80-132 people. Only since 1999, a significant population growth was recorded.

Economy and infrastructure

Denèvre until well into the 20th century was a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. Today, there are individual holdings of local small businesses. 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 room Gray their work.

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road, leading from Dampierre- sur-Salon by Champlitte. Another road connection with Montot.