Pelousey

Pelousey is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Pelousey is located at 240 m, 9 km west-northwest of the city of Besançon ( straight line ). The village is located in the valley of Noue in the gently undulating countryside between the rivers of Doubs in the south and in the north Ognon.

The area of ​​6.18 km ² municipal area includes a section south of the Ognon. The central part of the area occupied by the basin of Noue. These flows west and discharges below the village in the Lanterne, which supplies their water the Ognon. A portion of this broad Talniederung as well as the west adjoining woodland Bois du Chanois belongs to Pelousey. In the northwest, the boundary runs in the gorge at the Château d' Uzel. To the north and east, the municipality area extends into the gently undulating countryside between Doubs and Ognon that is passed partly under arable and meadow land, partly by forest. Here, the area extends as far north in the Bois du Grand Bugnoz and in the east to the foot of Mont With 313 m is reached on a hill east of the village is the highest elevation of Pelousey.

To Pelousey the hamlet Barband (260 m) is in the dale of Noue. Neighboring communities of Pelousey are Moncley and Auxon lingerie in the north, Pouilley -les -Vignes in the east and south, and Chaucenne in the West.

History

Is first mentioned Pelousey in 1153 under the name Polosel. Its name originates from the Celtic and means something like wild plum. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France.

Attractions

The church of Saint -Martin is originally from the 12th century but was extensively restored and remodeled several times, so that its present form dates back to a reconstruction from 1757 to 1760 in the course of time. From an elevated position on the edge of the Lanterne Valley stands the Château d' Uzel, which was built in the early 17th century and later modified. Next to it is a modern chapel ( 1960-1965 ). Today the castle is a so-called Centre d' aide par le travail (CAT ), is helped in the disabled to integrate into society and work houses.

Population

With 1446 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Pelousey one of the smaller communities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (1891 441 persons were still counted ), a striking population growth was recorded since the early 1960s. Since then, the population has nearly sevenfold.

Economy and infrastructure

Pelousey was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. The water power of the lantern was used in the 19th century for the operation of a mill. Today there are various companies of small and medium enterprises. Since the 1970s, a commercial zone has developed in the valley of the Lanterne. Here establishments of industries have established plastic processing, manufacture of watch bands and printing industry. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who engage in the agglomeration Besançon their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads from Pouilley -les -Vignes after Émagny. The nearest links to the A36 motorway, which runs through the municipality, is located at a distance of about 7 km. Further road links exist with Noironte, Auxon lingerie and Miserey - Salines.