Villers-Vaudey

Villers- Vaudey is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Villers- Vaudey situated at an altitude of 267 m above sea level, about 30 km west of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the west of the département, in the rolling countryside of north west of Saônetals, between the valleys of Bonde and Gourgeonne.

The area of ​​5.55 km ² municipal area includes a portion in the region of the plateau north of the Saônetals. The central part of the area is occupied by a plateau, which reaches an average height of 260 m. This plateau consists of an alternation of calcareous and sandy- marly sediments of the upper Jurassic period. The plateau is Subdivided by various wells that belong topographically to the catchment area of the Ruisseau de Fleurey (tributary of Gourgeonne ). However, there is no above-ground rivers, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground. On the plateau dominates agricultural use, but there are larger areas of forest, particularly in the town limits. The western and northern border is on the heights which separate Villers- Vaudey from the basin of the Bonde: Bois Sauvageot (303 m) and Grand Bois, in the 306 meters, the highest elevation of Villers- Vaudey is achieved.

Neighboring communities of Villers- Vaudey are La Roche- Morey in the west and north, Fleurey -lès- Lavoncourt the east, and Fran Court in the south.

History

The place name is composed from the Late Latin word Villaris ( hamlet ) and the names of persons Waltharius ( Vaudey ). In the Middle Ages Villers- Vaudey belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The local government had held the Lords of Ray in 1239. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Villers- Vaudey formed a fief, which was in 1750 raised to the Marquisat. Today Villers- Vaudey is a member of the comprehensive 42 villages municipal association Communauté de communes des Quatre Rivières.

Attractions

The church of Saint - Valvère was rebuilt in the 17th and 18th centuries, while the transept and the chancel were preserved from the 16th century in Gothic style forms the old building. From 1843, the Mairie dates ( Municipal House ). Before that, there is a fountain house (1833 ), whose coverage is supported by four pillars.

Population

With 62 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Villers- Vaudey one of the smallest municipalities in the department of Haute- Saône. Throughout the 20th century, the population decreased significantly (1896 were still 213 persons counted ).

Economy and infrastructure

Villers- Vaudey is still a predominantly by agriculture ( farming, viticulture, fruit growing and cattle breeding ) embossed village. Outside of the primary sector, there are few jobs in town. Some employed persons are also 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 Lavoncourt to La Roche- Morey. Further road links exist with Fran Court, Pisseloup, Concrete Court- les- Ménétriers and Fleurey -lès- Lavoncourt.