Saint-Sulpice, Haute-SaÃ´ne

Saint- Sulpice is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Saint- Sulpice is located at an altitude of 270 m above the sea, 2 km northeast of Villers Exel and 23 km (air line) east-southeast of the town of Vesoul. The village is situated in the valley of the Ognon, near the confluence of Scey and Ognon and his community area of 3.53 km ² comprising a portion of this valley entirely.

And is bordered on the south by the municipality of the Scey, on the west by the meandering Ognon. The alluvial plain is on average 270 m and is mainly consisted of meadows and farmland. To the northeast, the municipality area extends to the adjacent hills that partly forested, partly be used for agricultural purposes. With 319 m is reached on a limestone plateau in the extreme north is the highest elevation of Saint- Sulpice.

Neighboring municipalities of Saint- Sulpice are Aillevans and Longevelle in the north, Villa fans in the east, Villers- la -Ville in the southeast and Villersexel the south and west.

History

The municipality of Saint- Sulpice was inhabited very early. Remains of a once important Roman country estate were discovered. The origin of the place probably formed a priory, which was founded around 800 at the behest of the monastery of Luxeuil. Since the 11th century the priory was, however, no longer used. In the Middle Ages the territory of Saint- Sulpice was a vassal of the Counts of Montbéliard. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Since 2000, Saint- Sulpice is a member of the 33- villages municipal association Communauté de communes du Pays de Villers Exel.

Attractions

The church was built in 1863 in neo-Renaissance style, after the previous building was burned down in 1848. The bell tower of the former church of the 18th century remained.

Population

With 144 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Saint- Sulpice is 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 (1886 219 persons were still counted ), small fluctuations were recorded since then only.

Economy and infrastructure

Saint- Sulpice 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 vicinity of their work.

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road, leading from Villersexel to Ronchamp. Another road connection with Longevelle.

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

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Lure Cantons of France Postal codes in France Ognon (Franche-Comté) Alluvium Villafans Luxeuil-les-Bains Autrey-le-Vay Granges-la-Ville Granges-le-Bourg Saint-Ferjeux

701926