Vauvillers, Haute-Saône

Vauvillers is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté. It is the capital of the canton in the Arrondissement Vauvillers Lure.

Geography

Vauvillers situated at an altitude of 290 m above sea level, about 34 km north of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the northern part of the department, on a hill between the valleys of the north and Coney Superbe in the south east of the hill of Montdoré.

The area of ​​9:50 km ² municipal area comprises a section in the rolling countryside of the east of the upper Saônetals. The central part of the area is occupied by a west-east direction running, broad ridge, which is on average 300 m and forms the watershed between Coney and Superbe. Facing south, the height flattens out very slowly. On a hilltop southwest of the village is the highest elevation of Vauvillers is achieved with 353 m.

To the north- east, the municipality area extends into the hollow of the Ruisseau de la Prairie and its headwaters. Agricultural land use predominates here. Next to the northeast follows the extensive grove of the Bois de la Craie ( to 275 m). The northern boundary is marked by a short distance from the river of Coney flowing through a broad alluvial plain to the west and provides for the drainage of the area to the Saône. In geological- tectonic terms, the site is in the central part of shell limestone of the Middle Triassic, in the northeast of the lower Triassic sandstone. In some places, also sandy- marly sediments emerge that were deposited during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ).

Neighboring communities of Vauvillers are Alain Court and Pont -du -Bois in the north, Mailleroncourt -Saint- Pancras in the east, the south and Melincourt Montdoré in the West.

History

Remains of a Roman traffic route point to an early settlement of the area. In the Middle Ages Vauvillers belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. Is first mentioned rule Vauvillers in 1150, the rule was split into two parts:. The part north of Coney belonged to Lorraine, the one south of the river to free county. Vauvillers developed in the Middle Ages to a borough. During the Thirty Years' War, the place of troops of Duke Bernhard of Saxe- Weimar was devastated. Together with the Franche -Comté Vauvillers came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. In 1739, the two dominions were united under the Duke of Clermont- Tonnerre. Vauvillers was subsequently a bailiff, was elevated to a duchy in 1775. Today Vauvillers is the administrative seat of the comprehensive ten localities municipal association Communauté de communes Saône et Coney.

Attractions

The single-nave church Nativity de Notre -Dame was built in 1768-1773 in the style of the Classical and Baroque periods. The portal area is flanked by four massive Doric columns. For valuable Interior features include a statue of the Madonna and a triptych of the 16th century, a tomb of 1598, as well as furniture and stained glass windows from the 18th century.

Vauvillers has preserved its townscape in the style of a typical borough and has been awarded the label " Petite Cité Morbier of Character ". In the old town many houses from the 16th and 19th centuries have been preserved. Particularly worth mentioning the house of Adam divan in the Renaissance style and the house of Cardinal divan are (16th century) with a monumental façade and a projecting turrets ( Echauguette ). As a monument historique classified is the market hall (17th century) made ​​of wood. The castle was built in 1723 and now houses the municipal administration. Other attractions include the Grand Fountain ( fountain of the 18th century), a fountain with an obelisk on the road to Polaincourt, the cross of Saint -Isidore and Calvaire, which is dated to 1826. From the 19th century, the Lavoir, which once served as a laundry and watering cattle originated.

Population

With 670 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Vauvillers one of the smaller towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 1227 people were still counted ), a slight population growth was recorded since the early 1970s again. In recent years, again began a decline in population.

Economy and infrastructure

Vauvillers has long been a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. In addition, there was trade and trade in agricultural products around. Today Vauvillers is a small center that accepts central functions for the surrounding region. There are various companies of small and medium enterprises, mainly in the fields of animal feed production, wood processing, precision engineering, transport and construction. Furthermore, here various service companies and retail stores are located for your daily needs. Vauvillers is the location of the College.

The village has good transport links. It lies on the main road D417 which leads from Luxeuil -les- Bains to Bourbonne -les -Bains. Further road links exist with Faverney, Passavant- la- Rochere, Bains- les- Bains and Conflans -sur- Lanterne.