Colombier, Haute-SaÃ´ne

Colombier is a municipality in the French department of Haute- Saône in the Franche-Comté region.

Geography

Colombier is located at an altitude of 225 m above sea level, about 7 km northeast of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the central part of the department, in a hilly landscape in the Talniederung of Durgeon.

The area of 13.91 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the area of the hill country between the basin of Vesoul and the level of Lure. From northeast to southwest, the area is crossed by the valley of the Durgeon, which provides for drainage Saône. The creek flows here with several turns by a approximately one kilometer- wide flood plain, which is on average 225 m.

The valley is flanked on both sides by heights, which are broken by short Seitentälchen of Durgeon. To the southeast of the communal land extends over a steep slope up to the plateau of Montcey and on the Côte Rouge. With 375 m find the highest mountains of Colombier is achieved. East of the village of mountain ledge of ruins Montaigu rises (318 m). In the northwest, the Durgeon valley is bordered by the heights of Fanicamp (354 m) and Rochotte. They are followed in the north the peaks of the Gros Tourteret and Boisson (up to 350 m). The northwestern boundary is marked by the Ruisseau des Vénards. In the extreme north-east has Colombier share of the pool of Saulx. The valley areas are mainly used for agriculture, while predominates a loose structure of meadows and woods on the heights.

While on the lower slopes of calcareous Colombier and emerge sandy- marly sediments of the lower Jurassic period ( Lias ), there are the mountain ranges of resistant limestone of the Middle Jurassic time.

To Colombier include the hamlet settlements Villerpoz (254 m) at the northern foot of the Côte Rouge and Les Brûleux (248 m) in a northern Seitentälchen of Durgeon. Neighboring communities of Colombier are Flagy, Vellefrie and La Villeneuve- Bellenoye -et -la- Maize in the North, Saulx in the east, and Montcey Comberjon in the south and Coulevon and Villeparois in the West.

History

The territory was inhabited in prehistoric times, of which traces of a settlement site testify at the height west of the village. In the Middle Ages Colombier belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The local government had the Lords of Montaigu held that were directly under the free county. Your Castle was located on the edge east of the village. The rule was the rule Montaigu de la Roche assumed, whose castle stands west above the village. Colombier made since 1282 a separate parish. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. To a field change occurred in 1808, when the neighboring community Comberjon merged with the municipality of Colombier Colombier- et- Comberjon. Since 1842, both communities are independent again. Today Colombier is a member of the comprehensive 19 villages municipal association Communauté de communes de l' agglomÃ de Vesoul.

Attractions

The village church of Colombier was built in 1853 in the Gothic Revival style on the foundations of a previous medieval building ( 13th century). The village is characterized by different houses, showing the traditional style of the Haute -Saône, including a manor house dating from the 17th century. On the hill east of the village are the ruins of the medieval castle Montaigu. From an elevated position west of Colombier is the Château de la Roche, which was built in the 19th century. Few remnants are only visible from the medieval site. From the 18th century the Castle of Villerpoz, which was remodeled in the 19th century came from.

Population

With 433 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Colombier one of the smaller towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 747 persons were still counted ), a population growth was recorded during the 1960s and 70s again. Since then, there is again a slight downward trend.

Economy and infrastructure

Colombier was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. Today there are various companies of small and medium industries, including a large joinery and a factory that produces wooden toys. In recent decades the village has been transformed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who do their work in the agglomeration Vesoul.

The village has good transport links. It lies on the main road N57, which runs from Vesoul Remiremont. Further road links exist with Montcey and La Villeneuve. Colombier had a station on the railway line Paris -Mulhouse.

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

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Vesoul Cantons of France Postal codes in France

197372