Faymont
Faymont is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Faymont situated at an altitude of 395 m above sea level, 11 km southeast of Lure and about 19 km northwest of the town of Montbéliard (air line). The village is located in the southern foothills of the Vosges, on a plateau in a clearing island in the hill country between the Bois de Granges and the Chérimont.
The area of 7.99 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the southern Vosges foothills. The central part of the area is occupied by a slightly inclined to the west plateau, which averages to 400 m and is constructed of red sandstone. It is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land. This plateau is Bounded in the south as in the north of ravines: In the north the border along the Ruisseau de Courmont runs, while its left tributary, the Ruisseau des Prés Meunier, ensures the drainage of the southern part. This divided with its tributaries the densely forested hills of the Bois de Granges. One of the highest elevations include the Mont Lambert ( 421 m) and the Côte des Chenes (451 ) in the far east.
Neighboring communities of Faymont are Lomont in the north, the east Courmont, Saulnot and Granges- le -Bourg in the south and Mignavillers in the West.
History
Is first mentioned Faymont in 1279th The place name derives from the Latin word Fagus (beech) and mont (mountain ) from. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the rule Granges. During the Thirty Years' War, the village was largely destroyed. Together with the Franche -Comté Faymont came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. To a field change occurred in 1808, when the previously independent community Vacheresse was combined with Faymont. 1923 Vacheresse, which formed an exclave, but separated again and fused with Moffans. Today Faymont is a member of the 22 localities comprehensive community association Communauté de communes du Pays de Lure.
Attractions
The village of Saint-Nicolas Church was built in 1782.
Population
With 252 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Faymont one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 453 persons were still counted ), only small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1960s.
Economy and infrastructure
Faymont was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. The water power of the Ruisseau des Prés Meunier was formerly used for the operation of several mills and a foundry. Today, there are some establishments of local small businesses. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who engage in the larger towns in the region and the Lure agglomeration Belfort-Montbéliard their work.
The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road, leading from Lomont to La Vergenne.