Breuches

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

Geography

Breuches situated at an altitude of 259 m above sea level, 5 km west-southwest of Luxeuil -les- Bains and about 24 km northeast of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the northern part of the department, in the plane of Luxeuil west of the Vosges Mountains, south of the river of Breuchin.

The area of ​​9.12 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the level of Luxeuil. From east to west, the area is drained by the Breuchin that draws several turns. The alluvial plain is on average 255 m and is used mainly for agricultural purposes. East of the village there are several ponds. To the west, the municipality's area extends to the course of the river at the foot of Mont Lanterne Marot. North of Breuches rises the densely wooded slopes of the forest area Forêt des Sept- Chevaux. It is divided by the small valley of various short tributaries of Breuchin. With 312 m find the highest mountains of Breuches is achieved. The back consists partly of calcareous and sandy- marly sediments of the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ), partly emerge and sandstone of the lower Triassic and the crystalline basement.

To Breuches heard the settlement Les Buisson (262 m ) north of the Breuchin on the edge of the forest area Forêt des Sept- Chevaux. Neighboring communities of Breuches are Hautevelle in the north, Luxeuil -les- Bains and Saint- Sauveur in the east, and Baudoncourt Éhuns in the south and Villers- lès- Luxeuil, Sainte -Marie- de - Chaux and Ormoiche in the West.

History

In the Middle Ages Breuches belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The local government has held the monastery of Luxeuil since 1265. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today is Breuches Member of the comprehensive 13 villages municipal association Communauté de communes du Pays de Luxeuil.

Attractions

The village church of Breuches was rebuilt in the 19th century. It houses a custom built by the Italian school in the 16th century statue of marble. A cross is dated to the year 1726. East of the village in a park is the castle, which was built in the mid 19th century and in which a medical- educational institute is housed. Additional attractions include a circular fountain ( 1876-1877 ) with metal roof and statue.

Population

With 730 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Breuches belongs to the medium-sized towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 1176 people were still counted ), a population growth was recorded during the 1970s again. Since the early 1980s, however, the trend is again declining.

Economy and infrastructure

Breuches has long been a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. Today there are various companies of small and medium enterprises, mainly in the sectors of food industry ( meat processing), wood processing, precision engineering and textile industries. In recent decades, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work. A part of the runway of the air base facilities Aerodrome de Luxeuil -Saint -Sauveur is located in the municipality of Breuches.

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road that leads from Luxeuil -les- Bains to Faverney. Further road links exist with Saint- Sauveur and Conflans -sur- Lanterne.

Ailloncourt | Baudoncourt | Breuches | Breuchotte | Brotte -lès- Luxeuil | La Chapelle- lès- Luxeuil | Citers | La corbière | Dambenoît -lès -Colombe | Éhuns | Esboz - Brest | Froideconche | Lantenot | Linexert | Magnivray | Ormoiche | Rignovelle | Sainte -Marie- de - Chaux | Saint- Sauveur | Visoncourt

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