Amagney
Amagney is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Amagney is located on 283 m, about 12 km northeast of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in the Doubs Valley on the northern edge of the valley in a niche, at the southern foot of the Bois de Sassy in the extreme northwest of the Jura.
The area of 13:13 km ² municipal area comprises a portion of Doubstals. The central part of the area is occupied by approximately 4 km ² large pool of Amagney, which opens to the south towards the Doubs Valley. It is drained by the Ruisseau de la Perrouse the Doubs. The basin is flanked to the north by the wooded ridge of the Bois de Sassy, with 504 m the highest elevation of Amagney is achieved on the. In the east, the ridge of the Montagne Notre-Dame d' Aigremont is (up to 400 m), which is separated by a Talfurche from the Bois de Sassy. The western boundary runs along the plateau of the Bois de Ban, which is on average 330 m.
To Amagney addition to the actual site also includes several hamlets and isolated farms, including:
- La Malmaison (270 m) on the eastern edge of the basin of Amagney
- Les Longeaux lingerie (295 m) in the Talfurche between Bois de Montagne Sassy and Notre-Dame d' Aigremont
Neighboring communities of Amagney are Marchaux and Châtillon- Guyotte in the north, Pouligney - Lusans and Deluz in the east, Vaire -le- Petit, Novillars and Roche -lez -Beaupré in the south and in the west Thise.
History
The parish church of Amagney is documented since 1275. In the Middle Ages Amagney formed its own rule. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France.
Attractions
The church of Saint -Ferréol -et- Ferjeux was rebuilt in 1763 and 1876 increased. In the old town several houses from the 18th and 19th centuries in the traditional style of the Franche-Comté and three wells (19th century) are preserved.
Population
With 735 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Amagney one of the smaller communities of the department of Doubs. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the area of 400-470 people, a significant population growth was recorded especially during the 1970s.
Economy and infrastructure
Amagney was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who engage in the agglomeration Besançon their work.
Although the village is off the major thoroughfares, but is easily accessible via normal anyway. The main access is from the main road N83, which runs from Besançon to Montbéliard. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 6 km. Further road links exist with Novillars and Marchaux.