Gevigney-et-Mercey

Gevigney -et- Mercey is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Gevigney -et- Mercey is located at an altitude of 222 m above sea level, 4 km south-east of Jussey and about 26 km northwest of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the northwestern part of the department, in the valley of the Ougeotte the Ruisseau du Bas des Veaux, west of Saônetals.

The area of 19:45 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the gently undulating countryside to the west of the upper Saônetals. The northern boundary runs in the valley of the Ougeotte and in due course along the Saône. The Alluvialniederung has a width of one to two kilometers and is on average 217 m. In the formerly marshy plain east of Gevigney the Ougeotte splits into two arms and flows Montureux -lès- Baulay in the Saône.

To the south, passes through a slowly rising slope into an undulating plateau, which reaches a height of 260 m. In geological- tectonic terms, the area consists of a alternation of sandy- marly and calcareous sediments of the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ). The terrain is broken down by the valleys of the Ruisseau de Regeux and the Ruisseau du Bas des Veaux. With 283 m is achieved on the top of Grivey east of Mercey the highest elevation of Gevigney -et- Mercey. The area is primarily used for agricultural purposes.

The double municipality consists of the villages Gevigney (222 m) in the valley of Ougeotte and Mercey (235 m) in the valley of the Ruisseau de Regeux. Neighboring communities of Gevigney -et- Mercey are Jussey and Montureux -lès- Baulay in the north, Fouchécourt in the east, Aboncourt - Gesincourt and Lambrey in the south and Augicourt and Bougey in the West.

History

Remains of a Merovingian cemetery on the corridor Champ de Pierres point to an early settlement of the area. In the Middle Ages both villages to the Free County of Burgundy and it belonged to the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. Gevigney was since the 12th century, depending on the castellany Jussey. Mercey was against a fief of the rule Rupt. Together with the Franche -Comté reached both villages with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Since the time of the French Revolution Gevigney and Mercey formed a double community. Today Gevigney -et- Mercey is a member of the comprehensive eight villages municipal association Communauté de communes of Vertes Valleys.

Attractions

The village church of Gevigney was rebuilt in the 18th century. For valuable Interior features include a Pietà (16th century) as well as paintings and statues from the 17th and 18th centuries. The parsonage is housed in a former palace that has a corner tower of the 16th century. The center of Gevigney characterized by several houses dating from the 17th century showing the traditional style of the Haute -Saône. The municipal area there are several Calvaires and an Oratory of the 18th century. The Lavoir, which once served as a laundry and watering cattle, was built in the mid 19th century. From the 18th century the Castle of Mercey comes.

Population

With a population of 460 (2007) Gevigney -et- Mercey one of the smaller towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 785 persons were still counted ), only small fluctuations were recorded since the mid- 1960s.

Economy and infrastructure

Gevigney -et- Mercey has long been a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. Today there are various companies of small and medium enterprises, mainly in the sectors of cable manufacturing, construction and transport industries. 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, leading from Jussey to Port -sur -Saône. Further road links exist with Combeaufontaine and Amance.

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

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Vesoul Cantons of France Postal codes in France Alluvium Aboncourt-Gesincourt Wayside cross

262536