Lieffrans
Lieffrans is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Lieffrans situated at an altitude of 239 m above sea level, about 32 km north of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in the center of the department, in Saônebecken, on a hill north of Romaine, on the northwestern edge of the hills between the Saône and Ognon.
The area of 4.37 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the rolling countryside of south-east of the Saône. The entire area is occupied by a plateau, the heights of Mailley upstream west. It is composed of Tertiary sediments and is on average 240 m. The fertile soils are mainly used for agricultural purposes. In the north and northwest there are larger areas of forest. With 255 m is reached on the hill east of the village is the highest elevation of Lieffrans.
Neighboring communities of Lieffrans are Neuvelle -lès- la Charité in the west and north, Grandvelle -et -le- Perrenot the east, and Bourguignon- lès- la Charité in the south.
History
In the Middle Ages Lieffrans belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. 1276 was the place to the County of Vesoul. Together with the Franche -Comté came Lieffrans with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. The mining of iron ore in the vicinity in the 18th century led to a strong increase in population. To a field change occurred in 1801, when the previously independent Lieffrans -le- Petit was incorporated into Lieffrans -le -Grand. Later, the community name in Lieffrans was changed.
Population
With 50 inhabitants (2005) Lieffrans 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, 122 people were still counted ), a continuous population growth was recorded since the early 1980s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Lieffrans was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. Outside of the primary sector, there are few jobs in the village. 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, but is easily accessible from the main road D474 which leads from Gray via Gy to Vesoul. Further road links exist with Neuvelle -lès -la- Charité, Le Bourguignon -lès Perrenot and la Charité.
Aroz | Baignes | Bourguignon- lès -la- Charité | Boursières | Bucey -lès- Traves | Chantes | Chassey -lès- Scey | Chemilly | Clans | Ferrieres -les- Scey | Grandvelle -et -le- Perrenot | Lieffrans | Mailley - et- Chazelot | Neuvelle -lès -la- Charité | Noidans -le- Ferroux | Ovanches | Pontcey | Raze | Rosey | Rupt -sur -Saône | Scey -sur -Saône -et -Saint -Albin | Traves | Velleguindry -et- Levrecey | Velle -le- Châtel | Vy- le- Ferroux | Vy- lès- Rupt
- Commune in the department of Haute- Saône
- Place in Franche -Comté