Fresne-Saint-MamÃ¨s

Fresne -Saint- Mamès is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté. It is the capital of the canton of Fresne -Saint- Mamès in the arrondissement of Vesoul.

Geography

Fresne -Saint- Mamès situated at an altitude of 210 m above sea level, 23 km east-northeast of Gray and about 37 km north- northwest of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in the southwest of the department, in Saônebecken, on the eastern edge of the Talniederung Romaine.

The area of 9.95 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the rolling countryside of south-east of the Saône. From southeast to northwest, the area is crossed by the Talniederung the romaine, which has a width of about one kilometer and is on average 210 m. Is flanked on both sides of the lowland plateaus, which are composed of calcareous and sandy- marly sediments of the upper Jurassic period. The fertile soils on the plateau are mainly used for agricultural purposes. With 262 m is reached on a hill east of the village is the highest elevation of Fresne -Saint- Mamès. In the north, the municipality's area extends to Mont Ferrand (255 m), which is directly adjacent to the valley of the Saône.

Neighboring communities of Fresne -Saint- Mamès are Soing - Cubry - Charentenay in the north, Vezet in the east, Greucourt and Saint- Gand in the south and Vellexon - Queutrey -et- Vaudey in the West.

History

Fresne -Saint- Mamès originated in the region of two castles ( de la Motte and de la Romaine ), which date from the 10th and 11th centuries. The village was always within the control of the Dukes of Burgundy, and therefore formed an enclave in the Franche -Comté. During the Thirty Years' War Fresne -Saint- Mamès was sacked twice.

Attractions

The church of Saint -Léger is originally from the 12th and 13th centuries. From this time parts of the presbytery are obtained. The ship and the bell tower were rebuilt in 1739. For rich appointments include a Pietà from linden wood (16th century), a silver-plated copper cross and a statue of Christ in the 17th century as well as furnishings from the 18th century. Front of the church stands a linden tree that was probably planted around 1340. The old village is characterized by various houses from the 16th and 17th centuries, including the mansion La Crétenette and the former parsonage, a house with turrets. On the road to Gy are the buildings of the former convent of Saint- Norbert.

Population

With 513 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Fresne -Saint- Mamès is one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (1891 553 persons were still counted ), only relatively small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1960s.

Economy and infrastructure

Fresne -Saint- Mamès has long been a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. Today there are various businesses of the local small business sector. In recent decades the village has been transformed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work. In the Talniederung of Romaine, a recreational park with tennis courts and many other sporting facilities.

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road that leads from Gy to Port -sur -Saône. Further road links exist with Fretigney -et- Velloreille, Vesoul and Seveux. Fresne -Saint- Mamès has a station on the former railway line from Vesoul to Gray.

Commune in the department of Haute- Saône
Place in Franche -Comté

Cantons of France Postal codes in France France Romaine (Franche-Comté) Saint-Gand Beaujeu-Saint-Vallier-Pierrejux-et-Quitteur Le Pont-de-Planches

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