Fleurey
Fleurey is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Fleurey is located on 640 m height, two miles southwest of Saint -Hippolyte and about 22 km south of the town of Montbéliard (air line). The village is located in the Jura, on a gently sloping to the south hillside high above the valley of the Dessoubre, opposite Maîche.
The area of 8.04 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The main part of the territory occupied by the height of Fleurey, which culminates at 725 m. It forms the northeastern continuation of the ridge and Montaigu is in the south and east by the Dessoubre, bordered to the north by the Doubs. The communal land extends north- eastwards to Croix Beneton (664 m), a striking promontory above the confluence of the Doubs and Dessoubre above Saint- Hippolyte.
To the south, the municipality area extends into the deep valley of the Dessoubre, whose slopes are traversed in different places of rock bands. A section of the southern part of Talhangs Fleurey. It includes the Rocher du Chasseur and the Ausräumungskessel of Le Val Rigoulot and Petey. With 750 m above the rocks of the Rocher du Chasseur reached the highest elevation of Fleurey on the edge of the plateau of Maîche.
At Fleurey the hamlet of La Sincelle include (510 m) on a terrace on the northern side of the valley of the Dessoubre and various individual courtyards. Neighboring communities of Fleurey are Les Terres de Chaux and Bief in the north, Saint- Hippolyte in the east, Les Bréseux and Orgeans -Blanche Fontaine in the south and Valoreille in the West.
Attractions
The village church of Fleurey was built in the late 18th century.
Population
With 99 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Fleurey is one of the smallest municipalities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1906 227 persons were still counted ), a slight population growth was recorded in recent years.
Economy and infrastructure
Fleurey was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture ( livestock and dairy farming, some arable and fruit ) embossed village. Even today, the inhabitants live on the merits of the activity in the first sector. Outside of the primary sector, there are few jobs in the village. Some employed persons are also commuters who engage in the surrounding larger towns of their work.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares. The main access is from Saint- Hippolyte. Further road links exist with Valoreille and Les Terres de Chaux.
Bief | Burnevillers | Chamesol | Courtefontaine | Dampjoux | Fleurey | Froidevaux | Glère | Indevillers | Liebvillers | Montancy | Montandon | Montjoie- le -Château | Montécheroux | Les Plains- et- Grands- Dessessart | Saint- Hippolyte | Soulce - Cernay | Les Terres de Chaux | Valoreille | Vaufrey
- Municipality in the department of Doubs
- Place in Franche -Comté