Sainte-Marie-en-Chaux
Sainte -Marie- de - Chaux is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Sainte -Marie- de - Chaux is located at an altitude of 256 m above sea level, 6 km west-southwest of Luxeuil -les- Bains and about 22 km northeast of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the northern part of the department, in the plane of Luxeuil west of the Vosges Mountains, east of the Lanterne.
The area of 2.43 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the level of Luxeuil. From southeast to northwest, the area is drained by the Lanterne, which draws several turns. The alluvial plain is on average 255 m and is used mainly for agricultural purposes. To the northwest, the municipality's area covers with a narrow tip to the wooded slopes of the Mont Marot. With 287 m find the highest mountains of Sainte -Marie- de - Chaux is achieved. It is constructed mainly from red sandstone of the lower Triassic and partly from calcareous and sandy- marly sediments of the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ).
Neighboring municipalities of Sainte -Marie- de - Chaux Ormoiche are in the north, Breuches in the east, Villers- lès- Luxeuil in the south and Abelcourt in the West.
History
Is first mentioned Sainte -Marie- de - Chaux in 1156th 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 Auxelles. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today, Sainte -Marie- de - Chaux is a member of the comprehensive 17 villages municipal association Communauté de communes du Pays de Saulx.
Attractions
The village church of Sainte -Marie- de - Chaux was extensively rebuilt in the 19th century. It has a portal Flamboyant, a baptismal font from the 16th century, furniture and bas-reliefs from the 18th century and frescoes from 1910. Along the road to Breuches is a Gothic wayside cross (15th century). The oldest surviving house in the village was built at the beginning of the 17th century and recently restored.
Population
With 171 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) of Sainte -Marie- de - Chaux 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 223 persons were still counted ), a slight population growth was recorded since the mid-1970s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Sainte -Marie- de - Chaux was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. The water power of the Lanterne was formerly used for the operation of a mill ( Moulin de la Faille ). 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, leading from Luxeuil -les- Bains to Faverney. Further road links exist with Éhuns and Baudoncourt.