Champey

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

Geography

Champey is located at an altitude of 360 m above sea level, 6 km west of Héricourt and about 12 km northwest of the town of Montbéliard (air line). The village is located in the western part of the Burgundian Gate, in a small valley at the southern foot of the Grand Bois de Champey.

The area of ​​11.30 km ² municipal area includes a portion in the Burgundian Gate. The central part of the area is crossed from west to east direction from a wide basin that has a width of about two kilometers. Here rises the village stream, which provides for drainage east to the Ruisseau de la Carpière (tributary of Lizaine ). Is flanked this trough in the south of the heights of Le Vernoy ( Mont Tronchet, 481 m), which consist of a resistant layer of chalk of the middle Jurassic period. To the north, the municipality's area extends into the area covered by vast forests hills of the Bois de Granges. It forms the southwestern continuation of the Vosges and is partly constructed of red sandstone, partly is also evident the crystalline basement. On the ridge of the Grand Bois de Champey is 524 m reaches the highest point of Champey. Further north, the municipality spell reaches into the headwaters of Ruisseau de la Carpière and Ruisseau des Terriers.

Neighboring communities of Champey are Courmont, Belverne and Luze in the north, Coisevaux in the east, and Trémoins Le Vernoy in the south and Saulnot in the West.

History

The territory of Champey was inhabited in prehistoric times, which is a settlement site on Mont Tronchet and the megalithic Pierre- qui Tourne - witness. Also, from the Gallo- Roman period remains are present. Is first mentioned Champey in 1165. During the Middle Ages the village belonged first to the church of Saint- Maimboeuf in Montbéliard and the monastery Belchamp. In the 14th century it came to rule Héricourt, which was under the suzerainty of the Counts of Montbéliard. The Reformation was introduced in 1562-1565. In 1748 Champey came contractually definitively to the French crown. Since 2001 Champey is a member of the comprehensive 20 villages municipal association Communauté de communes du Pays d' Héricourt.

Attractions

The standing on a hill Reformed village church was rebuilt in the 18th century and modified in the 19th century. In the village are houses from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved in the characteristic style of the Franche -Comté.

Population

With 817 inhabitants ( 2006) Champey is one of the smaller towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 719 persons were still counted ), a strong population growth has been recorded since the mid-1960s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Champey has long been a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. In addition, there are now several companies of local small businesses, as well as metal working industry. 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 near the main road D9, which runs from Héricourt to Villers Exel. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 16 km.