Francourt

Fran Court is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Fran Court is located at an altitude of 257 m above sea level, 11 km north-northeast of Dampierre- sur-Salon and about 31 km west of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village street lines extends to the west of the department, in the northwest of the plateau landscape Saônetals, between the valleys of Bonde and Gourgeonne.

The area of ​​7.04 km ² municipal area includes a portion in the region of the plateau north of the Saônetals. From north to south the area is crossed by the Talniederung the Bonde, which provides for the drainage via the Vannon Saône. The flood plain is on average 235 m and has a maximum width of 500 m. The valley is flanked on both sides by a plateau, which reaches an average height of 260 m. This plateau consists of an alternation of calcareous and sandy- marly sediments of the middle and upper Jurassic period. On the plateau dominates agricultural use, but there are larger areas of forest, particularly in the town limits. West of Bonde Valley ranges of communal land in the Bois d' Heurcourt ( to 275 m). To the east of the valley extends the plateau by Fran Court. With 283 m is reached on a hill in the Bois des Ages in the far north is the highest elevation of Fran Court.

Neighboring communities by Fran Court are La Roche- Morey and Villers- Vaudey in the north, Renaucourt in the east, and Volon Roche- et- Raucourt in the south and Fouvent -Saint- Andoche in the West.

History

Fran Court is mentioned as Franco Court. The place name derives from the Germanic personal name Franco and the old French word Cortem (Hof ) from. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The local rule had always been held by the Lords of Fouvent. The place was looted and burned in 1569 by troops of the Duke of Zweibrücken. Together with the Franche -Comté Fran Court concluded with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. In April / May 1918, as Fran Court was the Franco-German front. Undetectable ( soldier letter ) is there flew an ammunition depot in the air on May 2, 1918. Today Fran Court is a member of the comprehensive 42 villages municipal association Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières.

Attractions

The single village church by Fran Court was built in 1761 and the bell tower added in 1858 to 1859. In-room amenities include a pulpit in the Louis XVI style and an altarpiece ( 18th century). Additional points of interest include three Calvaires and the grotto of Our Lady of Lourdes from 1892. Comes from the 18th century the castle with two turrets.

Population

With 108 inhabitants (1 January 2011 ) Fran Court is one of the smallest municipalities in the department of Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 233 persons were still counted ), a slight population growth was recorded since the early 1980s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Fran Court is still a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. Outside of the primary sector, there are few jobs in town. Some employed persons are also 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, leading from Lavoncourt after Pisseloup. Further road links exist with Raucourt, Volon, Fleurey -lès- Villers- Lavoncourt and Vaudey.