Montot, Haute-Saône

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

Geography

Montot situated at an altitude of 230 m above sea level, 14 km north of Gray and about 48 km northwest of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in the west of the department, in the northwest of the plateau landscape Saônetals, in an elevated position on the southern edge of the valley of the salon.

The area of ​​10.03 km ² municipal area includes a portion in the region of the plateau north of the Saônetals. The northern part of the municipality is occupied by the Talniederung the salon with many turns it flows through about one kilometer wide Talniederung to the east. The flood plain is on average 205 m. The north of the valley located hill at Châtelet (221 ​​m) and the lowest portion of the adjacent left side valley of the Salon is one of Montot.

From the river, the municipality's area extends southward over the flood plain and a 30 m high steep slope down to the adjacent plateau. This plateau, which lies at 240 m, consists of an alternation of calcareous and sandy- marly sediments of the upper Jurassic and the Tertiary. In the Talniederung and on the plateau dominates agricultural use. In the south of the municipality of ground in the vast Grove of the Bois de Vereux enough. With 257 m find the highest mountains of Montot is achieved.

Neighboring communities of Montot are Delain in the north, Denèvre in the east, the south and Vereux Oyrières, Framont and Achey in the West.

History

The territory of Montot was settled very early. It remains of a Roman thoroughfare and a Gallo-Roman settlement site were found. Montot is mentioned as Montez and Montoz. The place name derives from the Latin word mons (mountain ), meaning with the diminutive -ot as much as small mountain. In the Middle Ages Montot belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The noble family of Montot which is occupied since the 12th century, received the rule as a fief of the family Vergy. 1641 the village was looted and destroyed by the troops of the French king. Together with the Franche -Comté Montot came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today Montot 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 1606 built on the site of an earlier chapel. It has a remarkable interior, including the main altar from the 18th century, the richly carved wooden pulpit and paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries. Get numerous houses from the 17th and 18th centuries in the traditional style of the Haute -Saône and the keep of the former manor house. The Fontaine du Moulin is a Lavoir 19th -century arcades. It once served as a livestock watering and laundry. About the Salon performs a siebenbogige stone bridge dating from the 18th century.

Population

With 131 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Montot is one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. Throughout the 20th century a decline in population was recorded (1881 were still 258 persons counted ).

Economy and infrastructure

Montot was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. Today, there are individual holdings of local small businesses. 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 that leads from Dampierre- sur-Salon by Oyrières. Further road links exist with Delain and Framont.