Fontenois-la-Ville
Fontenois -la -Ville is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Fontenois -la- Ville is located at an altitude of 291 m above sea level, 5 km east-northeast of Vauvillers and about 35 km north of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the extreme north of the department, in a hollow in the headwaters of Dorgeon, south of the valley of the coney, at the edge of the plateau of La Voge.
The area of 12:19 km ² municipal area comprises a section in the gently undulating countryside on the outskirts of the Voge. The central part of the area is occupied by a plateau, which is on average 300 m and is used mainly for agricultural purposes. In the area of Fontenois -la -Ville and the Dorgeon the Superbe, which supply their water of the Saône spring. They flow through broad valleys and are dammed at several locations to ponds. The northern part of the municipality is drained to Coney. Especially along the municipal boundaries, there are extensive forest areas: Grand Bois de la Vaivre in the west, the east and Bois Banal Bois de Saint -Georges in the north. With 333 m is reached the highest elevation of Fontenois -la -Ville at Homestead Granges Jean Mourey.
In geological- tectonic regard is the southern part of the municipality of limestone of the Middle Triassic. To the north it includes a zone with sandy- marly and calcareous sediments that were deposited during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ). Further north occurs sandstone of Triassic apparent.
Neighboring communities of Fontenois - la-Ville, Le Magny and Fontenoy- le -Château in the north, Concrete Court-Saint - Pancras to the east and south, and Mailleroncourt -Saint- Pancras to the west.
History
Remains of Gallo- Roman period indicate a very early settlement of the area. Fontenois -la -Ville belonged to Lorraine, but was under church of the diocese of Besançon. It belonged to the Knights Templar of La Villedieu -en- Fontenette. It was only in 1766 reached the village of France. Today Fontenois -la -Ville is a member of the 20 localities comprehensive community association Communauté de communes des Belles Sources.
Attractions
The church of Saint - Barthelemy was rebuilt in the 19th century; the bell tower dates from 1723. has an altar from the 18th century and a painting of the Last Supper from the 17th century. Outside the church is a Calvary ( 16th century ), another from the 17th century is located on the road to Mailleroncourt. The Maison Daubié characterized by a statue of St. Anthony (16th century) in a niche in the flamboyant style of. North of the village is the chapel of Saint -Georges.
Population
With 142 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Fontenois -la -Ville is one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 546 persons were still counted ), only small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1960s.
Economy and infrastructure
Fontenois -la -Ville was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture ( farming, viticulture and animal husbandry ) and forestry embossed village. Today, there are some establishments 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 vicinity of their work.
The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road that leads from Mailleroncourt by Bains- les- Bains. Further road links exist with Le Magny concrete and Court-Saint - Pancras.