Échenans-sous-Mont-Vaudois

Échenans -sous -Mont- Vaudois is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Échenans -sous -Mont- Vaudois situated at an altitude of 378 m above sea level, four kilometers north-east of Héricourt and about eight kilometers southwest of the town of Belfort ( a straight line ). The village is located in the western part of the Burgundian Gate, on a plateau at the northern foot of Mont Vaudois.

The area of ​​5.44 km ² municipal area includes a portion in the Burgundian Gate. The northern part of the area forms a plateau which is approximately 370 m and from marly sediments of the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ) and Triassic is built. It is drained to Lizaine by the Ruisseau d' Échenans to the west. The plateau is used predominantly agricultural, but also shows some forest areas. South of the village the slope rises steeply to the Mont Vaudois, which consists of a resistant limestone layer of the middle Jurassic period. With 530 m is achieved in this mountain range is the highest elevation of Échenans -sous -Mont- Vaudois. To the east, the municipality's area extends over the valley of a further influx of Lizaine up to the top of the Bois du Mont (440 m).

Neighboring communities of Échenans -sous -Mont- Vaudois are Mandrevillars and Buc in the north, and Urcerey Banvillars in the east, and Brevilliers Héricourt in the south and Luze and Chagey in the West.

History

The territory of Échenans -sous -Mont- Vaudois was already inhabited in prehistoric times, of which traces of a Neolithic settlement on Mont Vaudois testify. Is first mentioned Échenans in 1150th It first belonged to the monastery Belchamp and came to rule Héricourt thereafter. To 1565, the Reformation was introduced. In the year 1748 reached the village, which was until then under the suzerainty of the principality of Montbéliard, contractually finally to the French crown. To avoid confusion with the nearby town of Échenans in the Doubs, the community was officially renamed in 1985 Échenans -sous -Mont- Vaudois. Since 2001 Échenans -sous -Mont- Vaudois is a member of the comprehensive 20 villages Joint Authority Pays d' Héricourt.

Attractions

The church was built in the 16th century and remodeled in the 19th century.

Population

With 501 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Échenans -sous -Mont- Vaudois one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had been in the first half of the 20th century, mostly in the range of 140 to 170 people, a strong population growth has been recorded since the early 1970s. Since then, the population has grown almost fivefold.

Economy and infrastructure

Échenans -sous -Mont- Vaudois was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who do their work in Héricourt and in the agglomerations Belfort and Montbéliard.

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road, leading from Brevilliers after Châlonvillars. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about eight kilometers. Another road connection with Luze.