Faverney

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

Geography

Faverney situated at an altitude of 220 m above sea level, about 17 kilometers north-northwest of the city of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the central part of the department, wide Talniederung the Lanterne, east of Saônetals, on the southern edge of the Bois de la Raie.

The area of ​​18.23 km ² municipal area includes a portion in the rolling countryside of the east of the upper Saônetals. From east to west, the area is crossed by the Alluvialniederung the Lanterne, which provides for the drainage Saône. The valley is on average 215 m and has a width of approximately three kilometers wide. It is used primarily for agricultural purposes. Former sand and gravel pits south of the Lanterne are filled with water and serve partly as water sports areas. The eastern boundary is marked by the watercourse of Fossé de la Marcelle.

Flanked the Lanterne Valley on its south side by wooded heights, which consist of an alternation of sandy- marly and calcareous sediments of Middle Jurassic time. The slope rises steeply to the plateau of La Roche ( 314 m) and La Croix d' Argent (326 m). With 331 meters, the highest elevation of Faverney is achieved in the Bois de Breurey. In the north of the Valley of the Lanterne from the wooded ridge of the Bois de la Raie lined the Balières ( to 270 m) and Bois. These heights are composed of sediments that were deposited during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ). With a narrow strip, the municipality's area extends westward as far as the course of the river Saône.

To Faverney addition to the actual site include two hamlet settlements:

• Le Bout du Pont (220 m) on the south bank of the Lanterne
• Port d'Atelier - Amance (216 m) in the valley of the Saône on the western edge of the Bois des Balières

Neighboring communities of Faverney are Amance and Menoux in the north, and Mersuay Breurey- lès- Faverney in the east, Fleurey -lès- Faverney and Conflandey in the south and Purgerot and Baulay in the West.

History

The place name Faverney probably goes back to the Celtic language and means as much as humid place to grow in the alders. The origin of the settlement was the foundation of the monastery in the 8th century by the Burgundian Wide Radus. In 1132 the monastery was decaying, came as Benedictine monks of La Chaise- Dieu and the place helped to a new period of prosperity.

In the Middle Ages Faverney belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. Faverney was a fortified medieval little over which the abbot held the rule. It was the seat of one of the five archdeacons of the diocese of Besançon. The residents some freedom rights were granted in the 13th century. Throughout history, the town was repeatedly ravaged by fire, particularly difficult in the years 1568, 1595 and 1641. At Pentecost of the year 1608, the Eucharistic miracle of Faverney occurred. The monks established in the Abbey Church of the Blessed Sacrament in the monstrance for adoration. A fire destroyed during the night the altar, but the monstrance, whose content was undamaged, hovered in the air and fell only after the construction of a makeshift altar on these down. Subsequently, the monastery became a widely known pilgrimage destination.

Together with the Franche -Comté Faverney came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. During the French Revolution, the monastery was closed in 1789 and declared his goods to the state-owned. In the monastery buildings, a priest and Philosophy Seminar of the Diocese of Besançon was established later. Faverney in 1793 raised to the capital of the canton of the same name, which was incorporated in 1801 in the Canton of Port-sur -Saône. In 1806, the reallocation in the Canton Amance. Since the 18th century Faverney was the site of a foundry, which was closed in 1955. Towards the end of the 19th century the village was connected with the opening of the railway line from Faverney after Aillevillers to the French railway network. The operation of the line was discontinued in the meantime. Today Faverney is the administrative seat of the 16- villages municipal association Communauté de communes de la Saône Jolie.

Attractions

Faverney has preserved its late medieval appearance and is awarded with the label " Petite Cité Morbier of Character ". The former monastery church of Notre- Dame la Blanche in 1803 and 1860 to the parish church classified as a monument historique. She is originally from the 11th century, has a Romanesque nave and Gothic choir ( 13th century). Side chapels and apse were added in the 15th century. Further changes occurred in the 18th and 19th centuries, and the interior comes mainly from this period. The impressive monastery buildings were built in the period 1713-1733. The former abbot's house, rebuilt in 1682, now houses the municipal administration. Before that there is a cross in the 16th century.

In a semicircle around the monastery, the houses of the old center of Faverney group. The building fabric dates from the 15th to 18th centuries. Particularly noteworthy are the Maison des Hôtes ( 15th century ), which housed the worldly guests of the monastery earlier, the Maison Wagner, the former gendarmerie, a building in a U shape, which in 1839 built on the site of the former parish church, and the market Hall ( 1700 ). About the Lanterne led a 18th century stone arch bridge.

Population

With 949 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Faverney belongs to the medium-sized towns in the Haute- Saône. Throughout the 20th century was an overall decrease in population recorded (1901 1488 people were still counted ).

Economy and infrastructure

Faverney has long been a town that was dominated by trade and commerce as well as the processing of agricultural products of the surrounding area. Today Faverney is a small center that accepts central functions for the surrounding region. There are various companies of small and medium enterprises, mainly in the areas of metal processing, precision engineering, heating systems, wood processing and construction. In addition, numerous service companies and retail stores are established for the daily needs in the village. Faverney is the site of a College and a movie theater. Every year there is a music festival will be held.

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road, leading from Vesoul after Vauvillers. Further road links exist with Purgerot, Amoncourt, Breurey- lès- Faverney and Mersuay. The former station was decommissioned. By western municipality in 1858 opened the railway line runs from Vesoul to Langres.