Vallerois-Lorioz

Vallerois - Lorioz is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Vallerois - Lorioz situated at an altitude of 356 m above sea level, about 7 km south of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the central part of the department, on a hill in the northeast of the basin of Vellefaux in the rolling countryside stretching to the southeast between the valleys of the Saone in the northwest and Ognon.

The area of ​​6.31 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the area hills south of Vesoul. The central part of the area occupied by a hollow which is an average 330 m. It has a width of about 1.5 kilometers and is oriented southwest-northeast direction. Here predominant agricultural use, while the surrounding hills are mostly covered with forest. Flanked the trough in the southeast of the Bois des Rêpes, the northern continuation of the ridge Sainte -Anne. With 430 m find the highest mountains of Vallerois - Lorioz is achieved. North of the village, the hills of Bois Rond rises (416 m) to the west and the community area extends into the Grand Bois de Vellefaux. The area consists of an alternation of sandy- marly and calcareous beds of Middle Jurassic time. On the whole municipality there are no surface watercourses, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground.

To Vallerois - Lorioz includes the following settlements:

• Autricourt (314 m ) in a basin at the eastern edge of the Bois Rond
• Besson (345 m) on the plateau north of the Bois Rond

Neighboring communities of Vallerois - Lorioz are Échenoz la Méline and La Demie in the north, Neurey -lès -la- Demie in the east, the south and Filain Vellefaux in the West.

History

Is first mentioned Vallerois - Lorioz in 1131st 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 has held the noble family of Vallerois. After the death of Étienne de Vallerois the rule went over to the monastery Bellevaux, which she kept until the French Revolution. During the Thirty Years' War Vallerois was destroyed and was then extended period of time uninhabited. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the place with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Since the time of the French Revolution were Vallerois - Lorioz and Autricourt a single community. Today Vallerois - Lorioz is a member of the comprehensive six localities municipal association Communauté de communes du Chanois.

Attractions

On the mountain ridge Sainte -Anne is the chapel and hermitage Sainte- Anne, who is a pilgrim destination since 1520. The chapel dates from the 17th century. In Vallerois is a crossroads of the 16th century. Also from this period are several houses that show the traditional style of the Haute -Saône. In the lower part of the village there is a Lavoir (19th century), whose roof is supported by numerous columns. It once served as a laundry and watering cattle.

Population

With 342 inhabitants (2007 ) Vallerois - Lorioz one of the smaller towns in the Haute- Saône. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the area between 80 and 140 people, a significant population increase has been recorded since the early 1970s. Since then, the population has more than tripled.

Economy and infrastructure

Vallerois - Lorioz 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. 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 has good transport links. It is located near the main road N57, which runs from Vesoul to Besançon. It has a minimum four-lane sections in the field of Vallerois - Lorioz. Further road links exist with Vellefaux, Échenoz la Méline and Neurey -lès -la- Demie.