TartÃ©court

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

Geography

Tartécourt situated at an altitude of 225 m above sea level, 6 km east-northeast of Jussey and about 28 km northwest of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the northern part of the department, in the valley of the Ruisseau de la Sacquelle (also Ruisseau de la Tuileries ), east of the Saônetals.

The area of 2.29 km ² municipal area comprises a section in the rolling countryside of the east of the upper Saônetals. From north to south the area is crossed by the Alluvialniederung the Ruisseau de la Sacquelle, which provides for drainage Saône. The valley is on average 225 m and has a maximum width of 500 meters. Is flanked on both sides of the lowland plateaus in the west of the amount of Bellevue ( to 280 m), to the east by a plateau that rises gradually towards the Mont aux Pies. With 299 m find the highest mountains of Tartécourt is achieved. In geological- tectonic terms, the terrain consists of an alternation of sandy- marly and calcareous sediments that were deposited on the merits during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ). In some places occurs shell apparent from the Triassic. The area is partly forested, partly it is used for agriculture.

Neighboring communities of Tartécourt are Magny -lès- Jussey in the north, Venisey in the east, Montureux -lès- Baulay in the south and Cendrecourt in the West.

History

Is first mentioned Tartécourt in 1225 under the name Tritecort. For later times the names Treitecort ( 1256), Tertecoriat ( 1430) and Shouldered Court (1538 ) have survived. The place name derives from the Germanic personal name Trito and the old French word from cort ( homestead ). In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The local government shared the monastery Cherlieu and the Lords of Montureux -lès- Baulay. Together with the Franche -Comté Tartécourt came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. The monks of the monastery Cherlieu taught here in 1730 a blast furnace, a, of the 1781 ceased its operation.

Attractions

The chapel was built in 1835 by Tartécourt and has a richly carved altar ( 18-19. Century) and various statues from the 18th century. At the entrance stands the Lavoir whose roof is supported by five pillars. It was once used as a wash house and livestock watering.

Population

With 37 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Tartécourt 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, 91 people were still counted ), a slight population growth was recorded in recent years.

Economy and infrastructure

Tartécourt is still a predominantly by agriculture ( farming, viticulture and animal husbandry ) and forestry embossed village. Outside of the primary sector, there are few jobs in town. Some employed persons 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 Montureux -lès- Baulay to Magny -lès- Jussey. Another road connection with Cendrecourt.

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

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Vesoul Cantons of France Postal codes in France Alluvium Muschelkalk Aisey-et-Richecourt La Basse-Vaivre Raincourt Villars-le-Pautel

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