Bouligney
Bouligney is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Bouligney situated at an altitude of 258 m above sea level, 3 km west-northwest of Saint -Loup- sur- Semouse and about 31 km north of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the extreme north of the department, in a trough east of Talniederung of Dorgeon, at the edge of the plateau of the Voge.
The area of 14:20 km ² municipal area comprises a section in the gently undulating countryside on the outskirts of the Voge. The western boundary runs along the Dorgeon, which ensures the drainage of the area to the south of the Lanterne Saône. It flows through a Alluvialniederung, which is on average 235 m and has a maximum width of one kilometer. From the river, the municipality's area extends eastward to the hill of Bouligney, which is divided by the troughs of several Seitentälchen of Dorgeon, including the Ruisseau de Pervas and the Ruisseau des Prés Bauquez. In the area around Bouligney predominant agricultural use.
To the north, the municipality's area covers the extensive grove of Grand Bois. The plateau rises slightly overall, but is interrupted by the valley of the Ruisseau du Chanet. On the plateau in the far north, at the transition to the Bois du Lyaumont, the highest elevation of Bouligney is achieved with 357 m. In geological- tectonic regard is the southern part of the municipality of limestone of the Middle Triassic. To the north it includes a zone with sandy- marly and calcareous sediments that were deposited during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ). Farther north, in the Grand Bois, red sandstone of the Lower Triassic is revealed.
To Bouligney include the following hamlets settlements:
- Granges d' Amalix (275 m) in the valley of the Ruisseau des Lauchères east of Grand Bois
- Ruisseau des Ecrevisses (280 m ) in a clearing in the island of Grand Bois
Neighboring communities of Bouligney are Fontenoy- le -Château and Aillevillers -et- Lyaumont in the north, Saint -Loup- sur- Semouse in the east, the south and Anjeux Cuve in the West.
History
Is first mentioned in the year Bouligney 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 government shared the priories of Fontaine- lès- Luxeuil and Fleurey with a secular lord. 1571 Bouligney was almost completely destroyed. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the place with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today Bouligney is a member of the 20 localities comprehensive community association Communauté de communes des Belles Sources.
Attractions
The Church of Bouligney was built in the 18th century and restored in the 19th century. In-room amenities include furniture and choir stalls from the 18th century, a painting of Christ's resurrection and statues from the 17-18. Century. The Mairie - Lavoir and the covered fountain (19th century) with a statue of Napoleon I are classified as a monument historique since 1997.
Mairie - Lavoir and indoor fountains
Population
With 429 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Bouligney one of the smaller towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 719 persons were still counted ), only relatively small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1960s.
Economy and infrastructure
Bouligney 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, especially in the sectors of wood and textile processing, and service companies. 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 has good transport links. It lies on the main road D417 which leads from Luxeuil -les- Bains to Bourbonne -les -Bains. Further road links exist with Lyaumont and Anjeux.