Senoncourt

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

Geography

Senoncourt situated at an altitude of 235 m above sea level, 8 km north-northwest of Faverney and about 24 km north- northwest of the city of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the northern part of the department, on the western edge of the valley slightly increased the Superbe, south of the heights of the Grand Bois.

The area of 11:26 km ² municipal area comprises a section in the rolling countryside of the east of the upper Saônetals. From northeast to southwest, the area is crossed by the Alluvialniederung the Superbe, which provides for the drainage Saône. The valley is on average 230 m and has a width of about one kilometer. In the field of Senoncourt the Superbe takes from the north the Ruisseau du Batiqueux and the Ruisseau des Montots on.

Is flanked on both sides of the lowland plateaus which lie around 260 m. To the southeast is the height of Saint- Remy (up to 300 m), in the west the plateau of Senoncourt. Agricultural land use predominates here. To the north the plateau gradually rises. The municipal area extends into the forested headwaters of the Ruisseau du Batiqueux in the heights of the Grand Bois. With 335 m find the highest mountains of Senoncourt is achieved. In geological- tectonic terms, the terrain consists of an alternation of sandy- marly and calcareous sediments that were deposited on the merits during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ). In some places occurs shell apparent from the Triassic.

Neighboring communities of Senoncourt are Polaincourt -et- Clairefontaine in the north, Saint- Remy in the east, and Menoux Amance in the south and Contréglise in the West.

History

Is first mentioned in the year Senoncourt 1150th In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The local rule brought the monastery Clairefontaine in the 12th and 13th centuries in itself. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Until his death at the guillotine in 1793 was Senoncourt in the possession of Louis Marie Florent de Lomont d' Haraucourt, duc du Châtelet. Today Senoncourt is a member of the comprehensive 13 villages municipal association Communauté de communes Agir Ensemble.

Attractions

The Church of Senoncourt is classified as a monument historique. The oldest part is the choir from the 13th and 14th century, the chapel Notre- Dame-de- Rhe was built in flamboyant during ship and tower were rebuilt in the 18th century. For valuable Interior features include frescoes from the 15th century in the choir, a bas-relief (15th century) and a Pietà (16th century) in the chapel and various grave plates. The old town is characterized by different houses (some with towers ) from the 16th to the 18th century, showing the traditional style of the Haute -Saône, including the Maison de l' Alchimiste. Also worth seeing is the built in 1887 and now restored Lavoir from red sandstone, which once served as a laundry and watering cattle. Its roof is supported by numerous columns.

Population

With 212 inhabitants (2007 ) Senoncourt one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 516 persons were still counted ), only small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1960s.

Economy and infrastructure

Senoncourt 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 Faverney after Vauvillers. Further road links exist with Saint- Remy and Contréglise.

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

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Vesoul Cantons of France Postal codes in France Alluvium Muschelkalk

839318