Provenchère, Haute-Saône
Provenchère is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Provenchère situated at an altitude of 278 m above sea level, about 12 kilometers north-northwest of the city of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the central part of the department, in the valley of the Scyotte, east of the Saône Valley, at the western foot of the heights of the Bois de Breurey.
The area of 5.82 km ² municipal area includes a portion in the area of undulating countryside east of Saônetals. The central part of the area occupied by the basin of the Scyotte, which rises above the village and provides drainage to the southwest to the Saône. The valley has a width of about a kilometer away and is on average 270 m. Flanked the valley on its western side by a plateau that leads to the valley of the Saône. Here predominant agricultural use. In the north and east of the trough is surrounded by the wooded heights of the Bois de Breurey. With 364 m find the highest mountains of Provenchère is achieved. In geological- tectonic terms, the terrain consists of an alternation of sandy- marly and calcareous sediments of the lower Jurassic period ( Lias ). In the Bois de Breurey also limestone comes to light.
Neighboring communities of Provenchère are Fleurey -lès- Faverney in the north, Breurey- lès- Faverney and Auxon in the east, the south and Bougnon Villers -sur- Port in the west.
History
In the Middle Ages Provenchère belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. Through a donation was the village in 1276 to the monastery Faverney over. In the 15th century a Minorite was founded. Together with the Franche -Comté Provenchère came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today Provenchère is a member of the 16- villages municipal association Communauté de communes de la Saône Jolie.
Attractions
The church of Saint - Valbert was built in 1759 in the classical style and has furniture, paneling in Louis XV style and paintings from the 18th century. Next to the church is a Calvary, which is dated to 1763. From the former Minoritenkloster convent building dating from the 18th century ruins of the chapel are preserved. The Mairie ( Town Hall) is located in a former manor house.
Population
With 285 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Provenchère one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1891 326 persons were still counted ), a strong population growth has been recorded since the mid-1970s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Provenchère was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. Today there are various operations of local small businesses, especially in the wood processing industry. In recent decades the village has been transformed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who do their work in the agglomeration Vesoul.
The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road that leads from Port-sur- Saône to Breurey- lès- Faverney. Another road connection with Bougnon.
Amoncourt | Auxon | Bougnon | Breurey- lès- Faverney | Chaux -lès- Port | Conflandey | Équevilley | Flagy | Fleurey -lès- Faverney | Grattery | Mersuay | Port-sur -Saône | Provenchère | Scye | Le Val -Saint- Eloi | Vauchoux | Villers -sur- Port
- Commune in the department of Haute- Saône
- Place in Franche -Comté