Sorans-lÃ¨s-Breurey

Sorans -lès -Breurey is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Sorans -lès -Breurey situated at an altitude of 250 m above sea level, 3 km southwest of Rioz and about 18 km north of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in the south of the department, to the north of the river valley Ognon, in an open valley of the brook Buthiers, on the eastern edge of the Forêt de Sorans.

The area of 14.37 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the undulating landscape between the river valleys of Ognon in the south and Saône in the northwest. The central part of the area is traversed in a north-south direction from the Buthiers that provides drainage for Ognon. The Talniederung is relatively narrow, but opens in the range of Sorans to a wide opening, which is filled by alluvial soils. It is used primarily for agricultural purposes.

The valley of Buthiers is flanked on the west by elongated ridge of the Forêt de Sorans, with 363 m the highest elevation of Sorans -lès -Breurey is achieved on the. The ridge consists of an alternation of calcareous and sandy- marly layers of the upper Jurassic period. To the east, the municipality's area extends over the plateau, which is on average 260 m, to the wooded valley section of the Ruisseau de Malgérard, another right tributary of the Ognon. In the south, the boundary runs in the area of the Bois de la Chenove.

To Sorans -lès -Breurey include two hamlet settlements:

Breurey (240 m) at the Buthiers on the eastern edge of the Forêt de Sorans
They- en- Sorans (260 m) on the plateau north of the Ognon Valley

Neighboring communities of Sorans -lès -Breurey are Montarlot -lès- Rioz in the north, Neuvelle -lès- Cromary and Aulx -lès- Cromary in the east, and Cromary Voray -sur- l'Ognon in the south and Boult in the West.

History

In the Middle Ages Sorans belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The rule Sorans is first mentioned in 1226. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. 1686 the rule was raised to Marquisat. To a field change occurred in 1807, when the previously independent municipalities Breurey- lès- Sorans (1806: 180 inhabitants), Neuvelle -lès- Cromary (1806: 279 inhabitants) and They (1806: 45 inhabitants ) were combined with Sorans. However Neuvelle -lès- Cromary in 1831 its independence back. Today Sorans -lès -Breurey is a member of the 28 localities comprehensive community association Communauté de communes du Pays Riolais.

Attractions

In Sorans the Maison- Forte from the 16th century are situated with a chapel and a former mill. West of the village stands the Château de Sorans, which was built in the 18th century, has a rich interior, and which also has a neo-Gothic chapel belongs. The Lavoir, former well, wash and livestock watering, comes from 1840. In They is originally a Gothic church (14th- 16th century ), which was renewed in the 18th century in part. It has a Baroque altar and remarkable paintings.

Population

After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1896 301 persons were still counted ), a strong population growth has been recorded since the early 1970s again. Since then, the population has more than doubled.

Economy and infrastructure

Sorans -lès -Breurey was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. Today there are various businesses of the local small business sector. 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 agglomeration in Besançon.

The village has good transport links. It is located near the main road N57, which runs from Besancon to Vesoul. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 18 km. Further road links exist with Boult, Rioz and Cromary.

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

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Vesoul Cantons of France Postal codes in France Ognon (Franche-Comté) Gothic art A36 autoroute Villers-Bouton

739260