Froideterre

Froideterre is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Froideterre situated at an altitude of 307 m above sea level, 4 km north-east of Lure and about 30 km east-northeast of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the eastern part of the department, in the plane of Lure and in the lowlands of Ognon.

The area of ​​2.83 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the level of Lure. The Floodplain on the edge of the Vosges is on average 310 m. It is traversed by the river Ognon that flows with multiple turns through a formerly swampy lowlands after south-southwest. The valley is mainly used for agricultural purposes. To the east of the municipality Ognon enough ground to the runway facilities of the former airfield Lure Malbouhans. West of Ognon passes through a 10 m high ground level to a terrace, which consists of sand and gravel sediments, which were deposited during the Pleistocene in advance of the Vosges glacier. It is covered with forest ( Grand Bois ). On a hill is achieved with 337 m the highest elevation of Froideterre.

To Froideterre the settlement La Combe Belion (303 m) is in the flood plain of the Ognon. Neighboring communities of Froideterre are Saint-Germain in the north, La Neuvelle -lès -Lure in the east, the south and Roye Lure in the West.

History

Is mentioned in a document Froideterre in 1220 under the name Fracta terra, which means broken, loosened earth. From a later period that the name Fraideterre is preserved. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The local government had initially served as Lords of Mont Justin, the Froideterre in the 13th century the monastery Lure leaving their property. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the place with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. With the opening of the tram of Lure by La Bresse (1895 ) Froideterre was connected to the network of public transport. The operation of the line, however, was set at the beginning of World War II again. Today Froideterre is a member of the 22 localities comprehensive community association Communauté de communes du Pays de Lure. Froideterre does not have its own church, it belongs to the parish of Saint- Germain.

Attractions

Worth seeing is a Calvaire in the center with a statue of Christ and a statue of St. Martin. On Ognon is a restored mill with water.

Population

With 338 inhabitants (1 January 2011 ) is Froideterre to the smaller communities of the department of Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1906 280 people were still counted ), a population growth was recorded since the mid-1970s again. Since then, the population has doubled.

Economy and infrastructure

Froideterre was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. Today, there are some establishments of local small businesses, including one distillery in the building of the former station. 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.

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road, leading from Lure to Saint -Germain. Another road connection with La Neuvelle -lès -Lure.