Larret

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

Geography

Larret situated at an altitude of 275 m above sea level, 9 km east of Champlitte and about 52 km northwest of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in the west of the département, in the plateau between the valleys of the salon and Vannon, northwest of Saônetals.

The area of ​​5.58 km ² municipal area includes a portion in the region of the plateau north of the Saônetals. The plateau landscape is on average 260 m and has a plurality of troughs and sinks. It 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. To the north, the municipality's area extends in the woods of the Bois Bleu and the Bois du Frecherot. With 347 m is reached on this hill, the highest point of Larret. On the territory there are no surface watercourses, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground.

Neighboring communities of Larret are Fouvent -Saint- Andoche the north and east, Delain and Courtesoult -et- Gatey in the south and Pierrecourt in the West.

History

Through the municipal area led the Roman Road from Besancon to Langres. Finds of Roman coins and pottery fragments on the corridor Chagennerie in 1815 point to an early settlement of the area.

The place is mentioned as Larreio, Larreto, Larrato, Laray, Lare and Larrey. From the origin of the name is not known. In the Middle Ages Larret belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The local government had held the Lords of Fouvent. The place was looted and burned in 1569 by troops of the Duke of Zweibrücken. Together with the Franche -Comté Larret came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today Larret is a member of the 42 localities comprehensive community association Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières.

Attractions

The single-nave church of Notre -Dame de l' Assomption in 1836 rebuilt. In the cemetery there is a Calvaire, which is dated to 1610. On the road to Argillières is the Lavoir, which once served as a laundry and watering cattle.

Population

With 55 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Larret one of the smallest municipalities in the department of Haute- Saône. Throughout the 20th century, the population increased slowly but continuously (1881 197 persons were still counted ).

Economy and infrastructure

Larret is still a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. Outside of the primary sector, there are very 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 that leads from Vaite after Chassigny. Further road links exist with Argillières, Fouvent and Courtesoult.