Chagey

Chagey is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Chagey situated at an altitude of 341 m above sea level, four kilometers north-northwest of Héricourt and about ten kilometers west-southwest of the town of Belfort ( a straight line ). The village is located in the western part of the Burgundian Gate, in a basin at the Lizaine, at the mouth of the Goutte Saint- Saut, on the southern edge of the Bois du Prosey.

The area of ​​6.99 km ² municipal area includes a portion in the Burgundian Gate. The central part of the area is traversed in a north-south direction from the Lizaine, the addition occurs at Chagey of a narrow, wooded valley in a wide basin that has a width of nearly two kilometers and is on average 340 m. It is filled with sediments, so-called alluvium of the Quaternary. To the north, the municipality's area extends in a wooded area with the Bois du Prosey ( 478 m) and the Brisée, on the 489 meters, the highest elevation of Chagey is achieved. This hill country is the southwestern continuation of the Vosges and is partly constructed of red sandstone, partly is also evident the crystalline basement.

To Chagey the hamlet Genechier (360 m) is in a tributary of the Lizaine at the southern foot of the Brisée. Neighboring communities of Chagey are Chenebier and Frahier -et- Chatebier in the north, Châlonvillars, Mandrevillars and Échenans -sous -Mont- Vaudois in the east and Luze the south and west.

History

The territory of Chagey was already inhabited in Gallo- Roman times. From the Merovingian burial ground was discovered. Is first mentioned Chagey in 1275 under the name chages. Over time, the spelling on Chaigei ( 1313 ), Chageo ( 1392 ) and Chaigey ( 1448 ) transformed to the present Chagey (1511 ). The name goes back to the Gallic personal name Cavius ​​and means of Cavius ​​estate.

Since the Middle Ages Chagey belonged to the dominion Héricourt, which was under the suzerainty of the Counts of Montbéliard. The first blast furnace was put into operation in 1586, and the iron processing industry had until the beginning of the 20th century tradition. Chagey, which was until then under the suzerainty of the principality of Montbéliard, arrived in 1748 contracted definitively to the French crown. To a field change occurred in 1808, when the previously independent Genechier was incorporated into Chagey. Since 2001 Chagey is a member of the comprehensive 20 villages municipal association Communauté de communes du Pays d' Héricourt.

Attractions

The village church of Chagey was built in the 19th century and has a rich interior, including a crucifix (16th century), an altar (18th century) and a richly carved pulpit (17th century). From the 19th century comes the Mairie ( municipal and school house). Building of the former iron works from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved.

• Churches in Chagey
• St. Martin
• Protestant Church

Population

With 659 inhabitants ( 1999) Chagey one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased slightly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 796 persons were still counted ), a continuous population growth has been recorded since the mid- 1960s.

Economy and infrastructure

Chagey has long been a by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. Important significance had the ironworks. Today there are various operations of local small businesses, especially in the wood processing and precision engineering. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who do their work in Héricourt and in the agglomerations Belfort and Montbéliard.

The village has good transport links. It is located close to the main sections of four-lane road D438 which leads from Belfort to Lure. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 14 km. Further road links exist with Chenebier, Châlonvillars and Luze.