Avanne-Aveney
Avanne - Aveney is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Avanne - Aveney is located on 232 m, about 6 km southwest of the city of Besançon (air line). The double municipality extends on the western edge of the Jura, on both sides of Doubs, at the foot of the Jura - edge chain and at the western foot of the hill of Fort de Planoise.
The area of 8.62 km ² municipal area comprises a portion of Doubstals. The central part of the area occupied by the approximately 500 to 1000 m wide, flat Talniederung of the Doubs. The river is characterized here a far -reaching westward loop, which is cut off by the Rhine - Rhone canal. The Doubs divides the outermost folded ranges of the Jura: South of the river is the height of the observation rock Rocher de Valmy (406 m ) north of the valley, the height of the Fort de Planoise, on the 493 meters, the highest elevation of Avanne - Aveney is achieved. The steep slopes are traversed in different places of rock bands. To the west and north-west, the municipality's area extends into the adjacent gently rolling countryside west of Besançon. Here, the forest area of the Bois expands Monsieur.
The double - Aveney Avanne community consists of several districts:
- Avanne (240 m ) on the right, the north side of the Doubs at the western foot of the height of the Fort de Planoise
- Aveney (250 m ) on the left, south side of the river Doubs below the Rocher de Valmy
- La Belle Étoile (290 m ) at the edge of the Monsieur Bois
Neighboring communities of Avanne - Aveney are Besançon in the north, Beure in the east, and Larnod Rancenay in the south and Mont Ferrand -le -Château Grand Fontaine and Franois in the West.
History
The village is mentioned Avanne since the 11th century. Built in 1280 the castle was the center of Avanne a rule. It was during the invasion of King Louis XI. destroyed in the Franche -Comté in 1479. Together with the Franche -Comté came Avanne and Aveney with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Since 1973 Aveney formed a associated with Avanne community. In 2004, the final merger to double municipality Avanne - Aveney was completed.
Demographics
With 2323 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Avanne - Aveney belongs to the medium-sized municipalities in the department of Doubs. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the area of 440-550 people, a striking population growth was recorded since the early 1960s. Since then, the population has more than tripled.
Attractions
The church of Saint Vincent in Avanne was built in 1830. Also in Avanne are the few remains of the medieval castle and the mill La Grâce -Dieu.
Economy and infrastructure
Avanne - Aveney until the 20th century, a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. Earlier also the wine had an important meaning. Since the 1970s, just north of Avanne and developed a commercial and industrial zone in the area of La Belle Étoile -. Today in Avanne - Aveney a feed factory and the transport industry as a key industry are located. There are also many establishments in the retail trade. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who do their work in the other municipalities of the agglomeration Besançon.
The village has good transport links. The main access is from the main road N273, the city bypass of Besançon. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 9 km. Further road links exist with Beure, Quingey, Rancenay and Grand Fontaine.
Personalities
- Léon Aimé Taverdet FMC (1923-2013), Bishop of Langres