Éhuns

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

Geography

Éhuns situated at an altitude of 264 m above sea level, 7 km southwest of Luxeuil -les- Bains and about 20 km northeast of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the northern part of the department, at the western edge of the plain of Luxeuil and Talniederung the Lanterne, at the northern foot of the heights of the Bois de la Grande Brosse.

The area of ​​5.53 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the rolling countryside of the south of the Lanterne. The northeastern part of the area occupied by the Alluvialniederung the Lanterne. It is on average 255 m and has a width of about five kilometers wide. Agricultural land use predominates here. The northeastern boundary runs here and there along the Lanterne, while to the east is the valley of her side stream Ruisseau de la Mouroie.

To the southwest, the municipality's area extends up the gently sloping hillside of Éhuns whose base is built mainly of limestone of the Middle Triassic. Next to the southwest leads a 100 m high step in the terrain over to the wooded heights of the Bois de la Grande Brosse. Here come next limestone and sandy- marly and calcareous sediments revealed that were deposited during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ). With 407 m find the highest mountains of Éhuns is achieved. With a narrow edge of the municipality extends beyond the bottom of this ridge in the headwaters of the Durgeon.

Neighboring communities of Éhuns are Breuches in the north, Baudoncourt in the east, Visoncourt in the south and Villers- lès- Luxeuil in the West.

History

The area around Éhuns was inhabited in prehistoric times. From the Gallo- Roman period, numerous vestiges, especially wall foundations (Camp de César ) and graves were discovered. Is first mentioned in the year Éhuns 1299th 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 has held the monastery of Luxeuil. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today Éhuns is a member of the 17 localities comprehensive community association Communauté de communes du Pays de Saulx. The village has no church of its own, it belongs to the parish of Villers- lès- Luxeuil.

Attractions

The attractions of Éhuns include remains of ski jumping facilities from the 15th and 16th centuries as well as the covered fountain in the village square from the 19th century.

Population

With 258 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Éhuns one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 227 persons were still counted ), a continuous population growth was recorded since the early 1970s again. Since then, the population has doubled.

Economy and infrastructure

Éhuns 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 engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road that leads from Baudoncourt to Villers -lès- Luxeuil. Further road links exist with Sainte -Marie- de - Chaux and Visoncourt.