Neurey-en-Vaux

Neurey -en- Vaux is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Neurey -en- Vaux is located at an altitude of 355 m above sea level, about 15 km north of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the central part of the department, on a slightly inclined towards the south slope of the level Chassagne, east of the valley of Bâtard.

The area of 5.27 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the undulating countryside between the basin of Vesoul in the south and the level of the Lanterne in the north. The central part of the area occupied by the depression of a side stream of the Bâtard, which opens to the south. It is used primarily for agricultural purposes. She is flanked on the west by skin Marcher (351 m) and to the east of the heights of the Bois de Vilory. The northern end form the forested hills of the Homme Dessus (412 m) and the Chassagne, on the 421 meters, the highest elevation of Neurey -en- Vaux is achieved. To the west, the municipality's area extends to the headwaters of the Bâtard, a right tributary of the Durgeon. In geological- tectonic terms, the terrain consists of an alternation of sandy- marly and calcareous sediments that were deposited during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ). At many places is also evident limestone of the Middle Triassic.

Neighboring communities of Neurey -en- Vaux are Équevillon and La Villedieu -en- Fontenette in the north, Meurcourt, La Villeneuve- Bellenoye -et -la- Maize and Vilory in the east, the south and Varogne Le Val -Saint- Eloi in the West.

History

The area was reclaimed by the monks of the monastery of Luxeuil in the 9th century. In the Middle Ages Neurey -en- Vaux belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. During the Thirty Years' War, the village was looted and burned in 1636. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the place with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today Neurey -en- Vaux is a member of the comprehensive six localities municipal association Communauté de communes of Six Villages.

Attractions

The church of Saint - Valbert was rebuilt in the late 18th century cruciform layout. In-room amenities include an octagonal baptismal font from the 17th century, furniture and a richly sculpted altar from the 18th century. A Plague Cross dates from the 17th century. The village is characterized by different farmers and winegrowers' houses, showing the traditional style of the Haute -Saône.

Population

With 165 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Neurey -en- Vaux is one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 367 persons were still counted ), a slight population growth was recorded since the mid-1970s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Neurey -en- Vaux is still a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) 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 Vesoul to Saint -Loup- sur- Semouse. Further road links exist with Mersuay and Vilory.

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

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Lure Cantons of France Postal codes in France Lanterne river Muschelkalk Luxeuil Abbey

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