Genevrey

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

Geography

Genevrey situated at an altitude of 315 m above sea level, 5 km north-east of Saulx and about 17 km northeast of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the central part of the department, northeast of the basin of Saulx, on a slightly inclined to the west slope in the headwaters of Durgeon, west of the heights of Mont d' Ahie.

The area of ​​11.97 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the pelvic region of Saulx. The main part of the area is occupied by a plateau, which is on average 300 m and is used mainly for agricultural purposes. It is drained by the Durgeon to the west. To the east the land rises on the elongated in north-south direction ridge of the Grand Bois de Genevrey. On this wooded height is achieved with 453 m the highest elevation of Genevrey. To the north passes over a saddle to the plane of Luxeuil. In the north, the municipality's area extends into the Bois la Derrière (360 m). The southern boundary runs in the region of the sources of Ruisseau de Châteney (tributary of Colombine ).

In geological- tectonic terms, the area is dissected by several running in a north-south direction fault lines. The terrain consists of an alternation of sandy- marly and calcareous sediments that were deposited during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ). In some places, is also evident sandstone and limestone from the Triassic.

To Genevrey heard the settlement Bellevue (316 m) on the plateau north of the lowlands of Durgeon. Neighboring communities of Genevrey are Brotte -lès- Luxeuil and Betoncourt -lès- Brotte in the north, Ailloncourt, Dambenoît -lès -Colombe and Adelans -et- le -Val -de- Bithaine in the east, Châteney and Saulx in the south and Servigney in the West.

History

Finds from the Gallo- Roman period are evidence of a very early settlement of the area. Is first mentioned in the year Genevrey 1294th In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The local government had held the Lords of Faucogney. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the place with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. In 1808 Genevrey was incorporated into Servigney. Already in 1832 it received its municipal autonomy back. Today Genevrey is a member of the 17 localities comprehensive community association Communauté de communes du Pays de Saulx.

Attractions

The church of Saint - Valbert with a tower in the Imperial style, was built in the 18th century. In-room amenities include furniture, paneling and paintings from this period, as well as several grave slabs. Built in 1824 Fontaine Laveau is one of the earliest covered Lavoirs the Franche -Comté. It once served as a laundry and watering cattle. In the hamlet of Bellevue is a seat of power.

Population

With 235 inhabitants (1 January 2011 ) is Genevrey to the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 570 persons were still counted ), a slight population growth was recorded since the mid-1970s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Was Genevrey until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. In the hamlet of Bellevue passed earlier two brickworks and a lime kiln. Today, there are some establishments of local small businesses, including an operation in the field of feed processing. In recent decades the village has been transformed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who do their work in the larger towns in the area and in the agglomeration Vesoul. Genevrey has a golf course (Golf de Luxeuil- Bellevue).

The village has good transport links. It is located near the main road N57, which runs from Vesoul to Luxeuil -les- Bains. Further road links exist with Châteney, Servigney and Betoncourt -lès- Brotte.