Borey

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

Geography

Borey is located at an altitude of 321 m above sea level, 7 km north- west of Villers Exel and about 15 km east of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the central part of the department, in a basin between the heights of the Grands Bois in the south and the Mont d' Autrey in the north.

The area of ​​14.50 km ² municipal area comprises a section in the rolling countryside between the basin of Vesoul in the west and the valley of the Ognon in the southeast. The central part of the area occupied by the basin of Borey, which is on average 315 m. It has a width of two kilometers and a length of five kilometers and opens to the south-west to the basin of Vallerois. The only above-ground river is the Bief, of a karst spring rises at the foot of Mont d' Autrey, but seeps back after a distance of about 1.5 kilometers. The trough is used predominantly agricultural.

Flanked the valley of Borey by forested mountain ranges: on the north by Mont d' Autrey ( 426 m) and in the West from Mont de Cerre ( 396 m). To the north- east leads a saddle over the valley of the Lauzin. This inflow of Ognon marked on a short section of the northeastern boundary. In the southeast, the valley is bordered by densely wooded ridge of the Grands Bois. This is achieved at the level of the Bois du Nouvelet with 438 m the highest elevation of Borey. To the south, the municipality's area extends to the edge of the basin of Vallerois.

In geological- tectonic terms, the terrain consists mainly of a resistant limestone layer of the middle Jurassic period. It is broken down by several runs in the southwest-northeast direction fault lines. In several places occur karst phenomena, in particular the shafts (French gouffre ) Creux Fallon and Creux- qui - sun (47 m deep).

To Borey include the settlements Les chandelles ( 337 m) to the saddle north of the Bois du Nouvelet and Les Baraques de Borey (310 m) in the valley of Borey and several homesteads. Neighboring communities of Borey are Autrey- lès- Cerre and Justin Mont -et- Velotte in the north, and Oppenans Moimay in the east, Marast, Esprels and Vallerois -le- Bois in the south and Cerre -lès- Noroy in the West.

History

Remains of Gallo- Roman period, especially the foundations of a country house dating from the 1st century, point to an early settlement of the area. Is first mentioned Borey in 1211 under the name Bosre. From a later time, the spellings Borre ( 1238 ) and Borrey ( 1282) have survived. The origin of the name is unclear. The name could be derived from the Gallo-Roman personal name Burrus and the suffix - acum, which means the estate Burrus. Also, the derivation from a Celtic word Borna ( cave ) is possible.

In the Middle Ages Borey belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The existence of the noble family of Borrey is occupied from the 12th to the 15th century. Borey was the center of a reign. Then, the rule passed into the possession of the Lords of Rupt -sur -Saône. Multiple of the town was affected, among other things, by the Grandes dance companies ( 1360 ) and of the Ecorcheurs ( 1444 ).

Together with the Franche -Comté Borey came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. In 1719, the reign of the French King Louis XV was. to the county collected and 1786 were the inhabitants liberties awarded. Today Borey is a member of the comprehensive 12 villages municipal association Communauté de communes des Grands Bois.

Attractions

The church Saint -Martin was rebuilt in 1779 on the site of the original temple from the 12th century and has a tower in the Imperial style. For the rich interior include altars (partly made ​​of marble ), paneling, paintings and grave slabs from the 18th century. The castle was built from 1684 in the classical style, has two corner towers and a dovecote ( Round Tower ). From 1861 to 1863, the Fontaine Saint -Maurice was built, a fountain, which also served as a laundry and watering cattle. Additional points of interest include Chapel of the Sainte -Barbe (1875 ) on the road to Autrey- lès- Cerre and the statue of Notre -Dame du Rocher (1875 ) on the road to Villers Exel.

Population

With 233 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Borey is one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1891 601 persons were still counted ), only relatively small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1960s.

Economy and infrastructure

Borey was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. Until the 18th century, iron ore was mined at Mont d' Autrey. The water power of the Bief was formerly used for the operation of a mill. 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 do their work in the larger towns in the area and in the agglomeration Vesoul.

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road that leads from Noroy -le- Bourg to Villersexel. Further road links exist with Vallerois -le- Bois and Mont Justin.