BussiÃ¨res, Haute-SaÃ´ne

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

Geography

Bussières situated at an altitude of 223 m above sea level, about 12 km north- northwest of the city of Besançon (air line). The village extends to the south of the department, on the northern edge of the valley of Ognon, opposite Geneuille, at the southern foot of the heights of the forest Grands Bois.

The area of 6:11 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the middle Ognon Valley. The southern border is always along the Ognon. This flows here with several turns west through a flat area which has a width of one to two kilometers and is on average 215 m. The river banks are mostly flat, only in the Grotte de la Baume at a cut bank in the far east of the area they are accompanied on a short section of limestone rocks. From the river, the municipality's area extends north across the valley to the adjacent plateau, which is primarily used for agricultural purposes. Further north are the hills of the Grands Bois, a wide forest area. Here the highest elevation of Bussières is achieved with 306 m. These ridges consist of an alternation of sandy- marly and calcareous beds of the Upper Jurassic time.

Neighboring communities of Bussières are Boult in the north, Voray -sur- l'Ognon and Chevroz in the east, Châtillon -le- Duc and Geneuille in the south and Boulot in the West.

History

Is first mentioned in the year Bussières 1174th In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The local rule over Bussières held the same noble family, which is attested since the 12th century. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today Bussières is a member of the 28 localities comprehensive community association Communauté de communes du Pays Riolais.

Attractions

The village church of Bussières was built in the 18th century and has an altar and a tabernacle in the Louis XV style. From the 19th century, the Château de Bussières comes. The Fontaine du Bas, former fountain and cattle trough, has the shape of a semicircle, was built in 1819 and is one of the Monuments Historiques.

Population

After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 443 persons were still counted ), was re- recorded a continuous growth of population in the early 1970s to 1990. Since then, however, a slight downward trend was observed again.

Economy and infrastructure

Bussières was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. 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 agglomeration in Besançon.

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road that leads from Voray -sur- l'Ognon after Etuz. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 9 km. Further road links exist with Boult and Geneuille.

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

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Vesoul Cantons of France Postal codes in France Ognon (Franche-Comté) Alluvium A36 autoroute Villers-Bouton

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