Banvillars

Banvillars is a town in the French department of Territoire de Belfort in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Banvillars is located on 358 m, about six kilometers southwest of the town of Belfort ( a straight line ). The village is located in the Burgundy gate, in a wide opening to the west of the Valley of Savoureuse and their side Douce River, between the heights of Grand Bois and Bois du Mont in the southeast to the northwest.

The area of 4.67 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the gently undulating countryside in the Burgundian Gate ( trouée de Belfort ). The central part of the area occupied by the valley of Banvillars, which is an average of 350 meters and has a width of 1.5 km. It is used as arable and meadow land for agricultural purposes. For drainage to the northeast for Douce (tributary of Savoureuse ) of the village stream provides. Flanked the valley of Banvillars of wooded heights: In the northwest of the Bois du Mont, on the 444 meters, the highest elevation of Banvillars is achieved, in the southwest of Beau Bois (415 m, and with the Fort du Haut -Bois ) and in the south from Grand Bois (425 m). The area of the Grand Bois is part of the military district of Bois d' Oye.

Neighboring communities of Banvillars are Urcerey and Argiésans in the north, Doran's in the East, Brevilliers in the southwest and Échenans in the West.

History

Various discoveries that were made in 1850 during the construction of the railway line from Belfort to Montbeliard, indicate a settlement of the municipality of Banvillars during the Gallo- Roman period. Banvillars is first mentioned at the beginning of the 12th century. It was the center of its own little rule. First, standing in the sphere of influence of the Lords of Montbeliard, Banvillars reached the mid 14th century under the suzerainty of the Habsburg dynasty. 1580 was the fief of the rule Banvillars over to the family of Landsberg. Together with the Sundgau came the village with the 1648 Peace of Westphalia to the French crown. Since 1793 Banvillars belonged to the Department of Haut -Rhin, however, remained in 1871 as part of the Territoire de Belfort as opposed to the rest of Alsace in France. At the height of the Beau- Bois in the remains of the medieval castle, the Fort du Haut -Bois was built in 1889, which belonged to the mounting ring to Belfort.

Attractions

The church of Saint -Ambroise was rebuilt in the 19th century and has remarkable furniture, including a wooden statue (19th century) by John the Baptist. The former rectory is now home to the local government ( Mairie ). On the wooded hilltop southwest of the village is home to the Fort du Haut -Bois (1889 ) and a few remains of the medieval castle.

Population

With 274 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Banvillars one of the small communities of the department of Territoire de Belfort. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the area of 110-150 people, a significant population increase has been recorded since the early 1970s.

Economy and infrastructure

Banvillars was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. In addition, there are now several companies of local small businesses. Meanwhile, the village has been transformed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who do their work in urban Belfort and Montbéliard.

The village has good transport links. It lies on the main road that leads from Belfort respectively Sevenans after Héricourt. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about five kilometers. Further road links exist with Doran and Argiésans.

Municipality in the department of Territoire de Belfort
Place in Franche -Comté

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