Denney, Territoire de Belfort
Denney ( formerly German Düringen ) is a town in the French department of Territoire de Belfort in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Denney is on 352 m above the sea, about five kilometers northeast of the town of Belfort ( a straight line ). The village is located in the lowlands of the Burgundian Gate, on the plateau south of the Forêt de Roppe near the Vosges mountains, the village river to the west of the river the Autruche.
The area of 3.48 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the weakly in relief landscape in the northern part of the Burgundian Gate ( trouée de Belfort ). The main part of the area occupied by the wide area at the base of Forêt de Roppe. This is drained by the village stream from Denney and Autruche south. It is an average of 350 meters and is mostly covered with arable and meadow land, but also shows some forest areas. To the southwest, the municipality's area covers a narrow strip in a longitudinal depression between the heights of the Bois de la Miotte and the Bois des Fourches. On the slope of the Bois des Fourches near the Fort de la Justice is at 430 m reached the highest elevation of Denney.
For Denney include the development La Mèche (362 m) on the plateau on the eastern edge of the Bois de la Miotte. Neighboring communities of Denney are Vétrigne and Roppe to the north, and Phaffans Besson Court in the east, Perouse in the south and Belfort and Offemont in the West.
History
Is first mentioned Denney in 1344. From 1347 the German name comes Thiengen. First, the control of the Lords of Montbéliard standing, the village mid-14th century came under the suzerainty of the Habsburg dynasty. It belonged to the rule Rougemont. Together with the Sundgau Denney came with the 1648 Peace of Westphalia to the French crown. Since 1793, the village belonged to the Department of Haut -Rhin, however, remained in 1871 as part of the Territoire de Belfort as opposed to the rest of Alsace in France. Since 1976, Denney part of the agglomeration Belfort (now community association Communauté d' Agglomà Belfortaine ).
Population
With 781 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Denney is one of the small communities of the department of Territoire de Belfort. After the population had been in the first half of the 20th century, mostly in the range between 150 and 230 people, a strong population growth has been recorded since the early 1970s. Since then, the population has doubled.
Economy and infrastructure
Denney until well into the 20th century was a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. Since the mid- 1970s, a commercial and industrial zone has become the motorway connection and along the main road. Here, construction companies, automotive and food industries have settled. In addition, there are various businesses of the local small business sector. Many workers are also commuters who do their work in the agglomeration Belfort.
The village has good transport links. It is located near the main road that leads from Belfort to Mulhouse. The nearest links to the A36 motorway, which runs through the municipality, is located at a distance of about two kilometers. Further road links exist with Roppe, Phaffans and Besson Court. With the city of Belfort Denney is connected by a bus.