Vernois-sur-Mance

Vernois -sur -Mance is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Vernois -sur -Mance is located at an altitude of 230 m above sea level, 4 km north-northeast of Vitrey -sur -Mance and about 37 km northwest of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the extreme northwest of the department, on the northern edge of the valley of Mance, at the foot of Mieillères in the eastern foothills of the plateau of Langres.

The area of 8.03 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the plateau of Langres west of the upper Saônetals. The southern boundary runs partly along the Mance, which here flows through a roughly two kilometers wide Alluvialniederung to the east. The flood plain is an average of 225 m and is used mainly for agricultural purposes. From the river, the municipality's area extends north across the floodplain and a 100 m high steep slope down to the adjacent plateau, which reaches an average height of 340 m. It is broken down by various erosion valleys and is partly passed with arable and meadow land, partly by forest. West of Vernois the plateau -like projection of Les Mieillères is (320 m). To the north, the area extends to the edge of the Bois de Neuvelle. With 374 m is reached on this plateau, the highest point of Vernois -sur -Mance. With a narrow strip of the communal land extends south of Mance in the Erosionstälchen the Ruisseau de la Perche and on the plateau of Gircourt ( to 311 m). 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 ).

Neighboring communities of Vernois -sur -Mance are Voisey and Neuvelle -lès- Voisey in the north, Rosières- sur -Mance in the east, Vitrey -sur -Mance in the south and Betoncourt -sur -Mance in the West.

History

In the Middle Ages Vernois belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The local government had the lords of La Rochelle held. This ceded in 1149 to the monastery Cherlieu the farms Bichecourt and Gircourt as Gran Gien. In the 14th century, the entire village came into the possession of the monastery and remained in its dependence to the French Revolution in 1789. Together with the Franche -Comté Vernois came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. With the opening of the railway line from Vesoul to Langres, the place was in 1858 connected to the French railroad network. Today Vernois -sur -Mance is a member of the 17 localities comprehensive community association Communauté de communes du Pays Jusséen.

Attractions

The church of Notre -Dame de la Nativity was built in 1733 in classic style and has a bell tower in the Imperial style. The internal design is one rich collection of furniture from the building time. Outside the church, two centuries-old lime trees. In the churchyard there is a round fountain (18th century) is a small portico in an antiquity -inspired style.

Population

With 169 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Vernois -sur -Mance is one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 592 persons were still counted ), only small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1990s.

Economy and infrastructure

Vernois -sur -Mance was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) 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 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 that leads from Vitrey -sur -Mance after Blondefontaine. Further road links exist with Rosières- sur -Mance, Concrete Court- sur -Mance and Vaux- la- Douce. The station has now been decommissioned.

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

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Vesoul Cantons of France Postal codes in France Vitrey-sur-Mance Alluvium Betoncourt-sur-Mance Charmes-Saint-Valbert Chauvirey-le-Vieil

801518