Frais
Frais ( formerly Freß German ) is a town in the French department of Territoire de Belfort in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Frais is at 354 m above sea level, about ten kilometers east of the town of Belfort ( a straight line ). The village is located in the Burgundy gate, on the plateau near the Vosges mountains, slightly increased on the western edge of the valley of the Ruisseau de Saint -Nicolas.
The area of 2.81 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the weakly in relief landscape in the Burgundian Gate ( trouée de Belfort ). The eastern boundary runs along the Ruisseau de Saint- Nicolas, flowing in a 700 m wide valley to the south and drains the area of the Bourbeuse to Allaine. From the creek, the municipality's area extends westward over a gently rising slope down to the elongated hill the Haut- Bois, part of the forest area of the Bois de Besson Court. Here the highest elevation of Frais is achieved with 381 m. In hollows north and south of the village there are several ponds that were once created for fish farming. Otherwise, the area is predominantly arable and meadow land covered.
Neighboring communities of Frais Fontaine are in the north, Foussemagne in the east, Petit- Croix in the southwest and Besson Court in the West.
History
Is first mentioned Frais in 1445 under the name Fray. From 1765 the name Lefray is preserved. Since the mid-14th century, the area was under the suzerainty of the Habsburg dynasty. Frais belonged to the rule Montreux. Together with the Sundgau came the village with the 1648 Peace of Westphalia to the French crown. Since 1793 Frais belonged to the Department of Haut -Rhin, however, remained in 1871 as part of the Territoire de Belfort as opposed to the rest of Alsace in France. Since 1997 Frais is affiliated with 12 other municipalities for municipal association Communauté de communes du Tilleul.
Attractions
On the road to Fontaine is a crossroads of in 1760.
Population
With 246 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Frais is one of the small communities of the department of Territoire de Belfort. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (1906 130 people were still counted ), a significant population increase has been recorded since the mid-1970s again. Since then, the population has nearly tripled.
Economy and infrastructure
Frais was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ), fish farming and forestry embossed village. Today, there are some establishments of local small businesses and companies in the automotive industry. Meanwhile, the village has been transformed into a residential community. Many workers are also commuters who engage in urban Belfort and Mulhouse their work.
The village has good transport links. It lies on the main road D419 which leads from Belfort to Altkirch. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about six kilometers. Another road connection with Fontaine.