Villers-lès-Luxeuil
Villers- lès- Luxeuil is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Villers- lès- Luxeuil situated at an altitude of 277 m above sea level, 9 km southwest of Luxeuil -les- Bains and about 20 km north- northeast of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the northern part of the department, in a small valley on the western edge of the plain of Luxeuil and Talniederung the Lanterne, at the northern foot of the heights of the Bois de la Grande Brosse.
The area of 9.10 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the rolling countryside of the south of the Lanterne. The northeastern part of the area occupied by the Alluvialniederung the Lanterne. It is on average 260 m and has a width of around four kilometers on. Agricultural land use predominates here. A short distance away the Lanterne marks the eastern boundary.
To the west, the municipality's area extends into the valley of the village Bach, which is flanked ( to 320 m) in the south of the forest hills of the Bois de la Grande Brosse in the north of the Champs Montants. In this section, the ground is built mainly of limestone of the Middle Triassic. Next to the southwest reaches of the municipality of soil over a saddle in the forested headwaters of the Durgeon and up to the heights of the Bois de Dessus. With 395 m find the highest mountains of Villers- lès- Luxeuil is achieved. Here come to light sandy- marly and calcareous sediments that were deposited during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ).
Neighboring communities of Villers- lès- Luxeuil are Abelcourt and Sainte -Marie- de - Chaux in the north, Breuches in the east, Éhuns, Visoncourt and Mailleroncourt- Charette in the south and Meurcourt and Velorcey in the West.
History
The area around Villers was inhabited in prehistoric times. The earliest evidence of human presence date back to the Paleolithic era. From the Gallo-Roman wall foundations of a farm were discovered. In the Middle Ages Villers belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The local government has held the monastery of Luxeuil. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today Villers- lès- Luxeuil is a member of the comprehensive 17 villages municipal association Communauté de communes du Pays de Saulx.
Attractions
The church of Saint -Laurent was rebuilt in the 18th century. It has a richly appointed interior, including an octagonal baptismal font from 1541, a richly carved pulpit, paneling and furnishings from the 18th century and various statues. Also worth seeing are the three wells and the Lavoir from the 19th century, whose roof is supported by several pillars.
Population
With 341 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Villers- lès- Luxeuil one of the smaller towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 419 persons were still counted ), a continuous population growth was recorded since the early 1970s again. Since then, the population has doubled.
Economy and infrastructure
Villers- lès- Luxeuil was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. The water power of the village Bach was formerly used for the operation of a mill. Today, there are some establishments of local small businesses, including an operating wood processing. 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 Sainte -Marie- de - Chaux after Mailleroncourt- Charette. Further road links exist with Éhuns and Velorcey.