Vars, Haute-SaÃ´ne

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

Geography

Vars is located at an altitude of 223 m above sea level, 11 km north-northwest of Gray and about 43 km northeast of the city of Dijon (air line). The scattered village extends in the far west of the département, in the gently undulating countryside between the river valleys of the Saône in the east and Vingeanne in the west, in the Talniederung the Ruisseau des Écoulottes.

The area of 16.16 km ² municipal area includes a portion in the region of the plateau north of the plain of Gray. The central part of the area occupied by the wide opening of the Ruisseau des Écoulottes, which provides for drainage south to the Saône. In Theuley the stream is dammed to elongate Etang de Theuley. The basin is sunk into a plateau, which is on average 240 m. It is broken down by various depressions that open out to Ruisseau des Écoulottes out. Few of these Seitentälchen show an above-ground rivers. The plateau consists of an alternation of calcareous and sandy- marly sediments of the upper Jurassic and Tertiary. Large parts of the plateau are used for agriculture, but there are larger areas of forest. In the east, the forest area of the Bois Clair expands ( to 242 m). The northern boundary runs in the Bois de Champlitte, the western Bois de Pouilly. With 299 m is achieved at Mont betrayal, a knoll in the headwaters of Ruisseau des Écoulottes, the highest elevation of Vars.

At the village of Vars Theuley -lès- Vars (227 m) is on the eastern edge of the Etang de Theuley. Neighboring communities of Vars are Champlitte and Écuelle in the north, Oyrières in the east, Auvet -et -la- Chapelotte in the south and Pouilly -sur -Vingeanne and Montigny -Mornay -Villeneuve -sur -Vingeanne in the West.

History

Numerous findings indicate that the municipality has been inhabited since the Gallo- Roman period. In addition, a burial ground was discovered from the Burgundian. The actual beginning of the colonization was the foundation of the Cistercian monastery Theuley in 1135th The monks reclaimed the area under cultivation and founded Gran different Gien, including those of Vars. In the Middle Ages Vars belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The monastery as well as the village was destroyed in 1595 by forces under Tremblecourt. Together with the Franche -Comté came Vars with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Since the time of the French Revolution Vars and Theuley form a community. Since early 2008, Vars is a member of the comprehensive 14 villages municipal association Communauté de communes des Quatre Vallées.

Attractions

The church of Saint -André in Vars was built in 1750 and has a stucco altar from the 18th century. Also in Vars are the Mairie ( Municipal House ) from the 19th century and a Lavoir ( 1833), whose architecture was inspired by the ancient Greek style. From the former monastery Theuley buildings are from the 18th century, mills and a Romanesque basements.

Population

With 203 inhabitants (2007 ) Vars is one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1896 326 persons were still counted ), a slight population growth was recorded since the early 1990s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Vars has long been a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. The water power of the Ruisseau des Écoulottes was used for the operation of mills. Today, there are some establishments of local small businesses, including an operation of agricultural machinery manufacturing. In recent decades the village has been transformed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area and in the room Gray their work.

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road that leads from Autrey- lès-Gray by Écuelle. Further road links exist with Oyrières, Pouilly -sur -Vingeanne and Mornay.

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

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Vesoul Cantons of France Postal codes in France Romanesque art Bouhans-et-Feurg Montureux-et-Prantigny

768646