LiÃ©vans

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

Geography

Liévans situated at an altitude of 305 m above sea level, about 14 km east of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the central part of the department, increased slightly south of the lowlands of Lauzin, north of the summit of Mont Moiran.

The area of 4.16 km ² municipal area comprises a section in the rolling countryside between the basin of Vesoul in the west and the level of Lure in the east. And is bordered in the area west and north of the lowlands of Lauzin, which rises at Mont Moiran. North of Liévans enters the stream into a Alluvialniederung, which is on average 290 m. It has a maximum width of one kilometer. The Grove of the Bois de Montoille north of the basin is also part of Liévans.

To the south, the municipality's area extends over the valley of the village Bach Ruisseau des Grands Prés on the hills around Liévans: Rougeley (340 m ) and La Côte (326 m). The area is used predominantly agricultural, but there are also some smaller forest areas, including Bois de Rouvroy and Bois de Chassagne ( on the eastern border ). With 370 meters of the Mont Moiran is achieved the highest elevation of Liévans on the northern slopes. In geological- tectonic terms, the terrain consists mainly of an alternation of sandy- marly and calcareous sediments that were deposited during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ). The Mont Moiran is constructed of a durable limestone layer of the middle Jurassic period.

Neighboring communities of Liévans are Pomoy and Mollans in the north, Mont Justin -et- Velotte in the east, Autrey- lès- Cerre in the south and Noroy -le- Bourg and Calmoutier in the West.

History

Is first mentioned in the year Liévans 1262nd 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 has held the Priory of Calmoutier. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the place with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today Liévans is a member of the 12 localities comprehensive community association Communauté de communes des Grands Bois.

Attractions

The village church of Liévans was built in the 19th century in the Gothic Revival style. In the center and at four local outputs are Calvaires. The village is characterized by various houses from the 17th and 18th century, showing the traditional style of the Haute -Saône.

Population

With 136 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Liévans one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 223 persons were still counted ), a slight population growth was recorded since the early 1980s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Liévans is still a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. Outside of the primary sector, there are few jobs in town. Some employed persons are therefore commuters who do their work in the larger towns in the area and in the agglomeration Vesoul.

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road that leads from Frotey -lès- Vesoul after Mollans. Further road links exist with Pomoy, Mont Justin and Autrey- lès- Cerre.

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

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Vesoul Cantons of France Postal codes in France Alluvium Montjustin-et-Velotte Wayside cross Vallerois-Lorioz

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