Belonchamp

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

Geography

Belonchamp situated at an altitude of 340 m above sea level, 13 km north-east of Lure and about 24 km northwest of the town of Belfort ( a straight line ). The village is located in the eastern part of the department, at the top Ognon, in the south-western Vosges, at the edge of the Plateau des Mille Étangs.

The area of ​​6.87 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the south-western Vosges. From northeast to southwest, the area is crossed by the Alluvialniederung Ognon. The flat alluvial plain is on average 340 m and has a width of approximately one kilometer. It is used primarily for agricultural purposes. The municipal area of Ognon of East takes on the Raddon.

Flanked the valley of the Ognon on its western side from the Plateau des Mille Étangs. The plateau is forested almost continuously and reaches a height of 445 m. In hollows, numerous small lakes are located ( including the 7 -acre Etang du Rosbeck ), which are predominantly of natural origin and during the ice age caused by glacial striation. Some were also dammed and used for fish farming. There are also marshy lowlands and heathland. In the west, the municipality's area extends into the hollow of the Ruisseau de Man Evil coupler, another tributary of the Ognon.

East of Ognon Valley of the densely wooded hillside rises steeply to the heights of Montagne de face. With 680 m at La Dame Louise reached the highest elevation of Belonchamp. There are the highs in the lower parts of crystalline bedrock, in higher layers of red sandstone of the Lower Triassic geological- tectonic In regard.

The community Belonchamp consists of the following settlements:

• Le Davaux (340 m ) on the western edge of the valley of the Ognon
• Le Damont (343 m ) in the valley of the Ognon
• Le Raddon (342 m) at the confluence of Raddon in the Ognontal

Neighboring communities of Belonchamp are Ternuay - Melay -et -Saint -Hilaire in the north, face the east, Saint -Barthélemy in the south and Mélisey in the West.

History

In the Middle Ages Belonchamp belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The local government had initially served the Lords of Faucogney, later, the village belonged to the barony Mélisey. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. With the opening of the tram of Lure by La Bresse (1895 ) Belonchamp was connected to the network of public transport. The operation of the line, however, was set at the beginning of World War II again. Today Belonchamp is a member of the 12 localities comprehensive community association Communauté de communes de la Haute Vallée de l' Ognon.

Attractions

Worth seeing is a plague cross of granite, which is dated to the year 1349. The village is characterized by several farmhouses from the 17th to the 19th century, showing the traditional style of the region. From two medieval castles few remains are visible.

Population

With 234 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Belonchamp one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the area of ​​340-380 people, a significant decline in population was recorded since the early 1960s.

Economy and infrastructure

Belonchamp was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture ( dairy farming, animal husbandry and agriculture ), forestry and fish farming embossed village. Today, there are some establishments of local small businesses, especially in the textile industry sector. 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 Lure via Mélisey according to La Bresse. Another road connection exists with face.