Lomont

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

Geography

Lomont situated at an altitude of 378 m above sea level, 11 km southeast of Lure and about 19 km west of the town of Belfort ( a straight line ). The village is located in the southern foothills of the Vosges, in a clearing island in the hill country between the Bois de Granges and the Chérimont.

The area of ​​11.35 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the southern Vosges foothills. The central part of the area is occupied by a slightly inclined to the west plateau, which averages to 380 m and is constructed of red sandstone. It is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land. This plateau is Bounded in the south as in the north of ravines: In the south the border along the Ruisseau de Courmont runs to the north along the Fau. Both rivers flow into the Rognon that belongs to the catchment area of ​​the Ognon. The steep valley sides are wooded. To the east, the land rises to the wooded height of Lomont, on the 466 meters, the highest elevation of Lomont is achieved.

To include Lomont (350 m), both located (365 m) and Le Chênoley on the plateau of Lomont the hamlet Lomontot. Neighboring communities of Lomont are Lyoffans, Magny- Jobert, Frédéric -Fontaine and Clairegoutte in the north, Belverne in the east, Courmont, Faymont and Mignavillers in the south and Moffans -et- Vacheresse in the West.

History

Is first documented in the year Lomont 1195th From a later time, the spellings Lomunt ( 1208), Loomunt, Loomont, Lemont and Losmunt have survived. The Lords of Lomont had held the position as vassals of the Counts of Montbéliard since 1298. Together with the Franche -Comté Lomont came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Until 1793 Lomont owned by Louis Marie Florent de Lomont d' Haraucourt, duc du Châtelet was to a field change occurred in 1808, when the previously independent municipalities Lomontot and Courmont were combined with Lomont. However Courmont is independent again since 1831. Today Lomont is a member of the 22 localities comprehensive community association Communauté de communes du Pays de Lure.

Attractions

• Church of St. Martin

The Church of St. Martin in Lomont was rebuilt in the 18th century on the site of a medieval house of worship and has a rich interior. Next to the church is a house of the 18th century, which once held the position of the pigeon house. From the 19th century comes the Fontaine- Lavoir ( fountains, ancient wash house and livestock watering ).

Population

With 383 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Lomont is one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 783 persons were still counted ), only small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1960s.

Economy and infrastructure

Lomont was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who engage in the larger towns in the region and the Lure agglomeration Belfort-Montbéliard their work.

The village has good transport links. It is located near the four-lane here and without crossing -developed main road D438 which leads from Belfort to Lure. Further road links exist with Courmont, Faymont, Moffans and Lyoffans.