Noroy-le-Bourg

Noroy -le- Bourg is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté. It is the capital of the canton Noroy -le- Bourg in the arrondissement of Vesoul.

Geography

Noroy -le- Bourg is located at an altitude of 372 m above sea level, about 11 km east of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the central part of the department, on a plateau between the heights of Champ Fleury in the south and Les Crays de Valdemouge in the Northeast.

The area of 31.78 km ² municipal area comprises a section in the rolling countryside between the basin of Vesoul in the west and the level of Lure in the east. The central part of the area is occupied by a plateau, which is on average 360 m. It is used predominantly agricultural, but also has some wood surfaces. This plateau is the heights of Les Crays de Valdemouge ( 438 m), Champ Fleury ( with 447 m the highest elevation of Noroy -le- Bourg ) and Mont Bloizeau (428 m) towers above. They are constructed from a rugged limestone layer of the middle Jurassic period. To the west, the municipality's area covers the extensive grove of the Bois de Noroy. Further south is close to the heights of the Grande Vaivre ( 391 m ) and the Bois de Replan. In the far south has Noroy -le- Bourg share in the Valley of Vaivre.

Above-ground watercourse there are few, since the rain water seeps into the karst underground. In several places occur karst phenomena such as caves, wells and sinkholes. North of the village, the valley of the Ruisseau de Denan is (tributary of Colombine ). In the northeast of communal land extends to the headwaters of the Lauzin (inflow of Ognon ), while the broad trough is drained to the east by the Ruisseau de l' Etang. This part of the municipality consists of a alternation of sandy- marly and calcareous sediments that were deposited during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ).

To Noroy -le- Bourg next to the actual site include several Hofsiedlungen:

Les Mauvais (300 m) in a hollow south of the Bois de Noroy
Les Coulerys (324 m) in a depression to the south of Grande Vaivre
Les Henry (372 m ) on a knoll north of the Valley of Vallerois
Les Regardots (290 m) at the northern edge of the valley of Vallerois

Neighboring communities of Noroy -le- Bourg are Calmoutier and Liévans in the north, Autrey- lès- Cerre and Cerre -lès- Noroy in the east, Vallerois -le- Bois and Dampierre -sur- Linotte in the south and Villers -le- Sec, Colombe- lès- Vesoul and Dampvalley -lès -Colombe in the West.

History

Remains of a Roman traffic route point to an early settlement of the area. On the hallway La Tiolère Roman wall foundations were discovered. Is first mentioned Noroy in 1049th In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. Although dependent on the archbishopric of Besancon, Noroy be developed into a separate rule. The place was fortified in the Middle Ages. Together with the Franche -Comté Noroy came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today is Noroy -le- Bourg administrative headquarters of the comprehensive twelve towns municipal association Communauté de communes des Grands Bois.

Attractions

The three-nave village church was rebuilt in the 19th century in the Gothic Revival style. It has a statue of St. Stephan (17th century) as well as chalices, ciborium and a monstrance (18th century) of silver. Two stone crosses are dated to the year 1546 and 1665. Some remains of the former perimeter wall are obtained. Additional area attractions include the building of the Mairie -École ( local government and schools, classified as a monument historique ) and the village fountain in 1838.

Population

With 478 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Noroy -le- Bourg is one of the smaller towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century ( 1008, 1886 people were still counted ), only small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1960s.

Economy and infrastructure

Noroy -le- Bourg 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, especially in the sectors of wood processing and precision engineering. In recent decades the village has been transformed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who do their work in the larger towns in the area and agglomeration in Vesoul.

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road, leading from Saulx to Villers Exel. Further road links exist with Vallerois -le- Bois, Frotey -lès- Vesoul and Mollans.

Commune in the department of Haute- Saône
Place in Franche -Comté

Cantons of France Postal codes in France Ognon (Franche-Comté) Dampierre-sur-Linotte Villersexel Montjustin-et-Velotte Vallerois-Lorioz

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