Devecey
Devecey is a municipality with 1345 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté. It is the administrative seat of the municipal association Communauté de communes du Val de la Dame Blanche.
Geography
Devecey is located at 230 m, about 10 km north of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located on the southern edge of the Talniederung Ognon opposite Voray -sur- l'Ognon, at the northern foot of the ridge of the Grande Côte in the extreme northwest of the Doubs.
The area of 3.78 km ² municipal area comprises a portion of Ognon Valley. The main part of the territory occupied by the valley south of the Ognon. It is drained by the village stream to Ognon, but not enough of communal land to the river. The main settlement area is located on the slightly elevated high terraces, consisting of glacial river deposits. To the south, the municipality's area extends over a steep slope up to the level of Châtillon -le- Duc with the Forêt de Chailluz, which represents the western continuation of the ridge of the Grande Côte. With 482 m find the highest mountains of Devecey is achieved.
Neighboring communities of Devecey are Voray -sur- l'Ognon in the north, Bonnay in the east, Châtillon -le- Duc in the south and Chevroz in the West.
History
Is first mentioned in a Devecey Goods Classification of the monastery of Saint- Vincent in Besançon. During the Middle Ages, the village was under the rule of the monastery. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France.
Attractions
The village church of Devecey was erected in 1856 on the site of a church from the 17th century.
Population
Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the area of 140-190 people, a striking population growth was recorded since the early 1960s. Since then emerged on the outskirts numerous single-family homes, and the population has increased almost six-fold.
Economy and infrastructure
Devecey until well into the 20th century was a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. Since the 1970s, on the outskirts, a commercial and industrial zone developed. Here, especially those specializing in surface treatment industries, precision engineering, transport industry and cardboard have settled. 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 engage in the agglomeration Besançon their work.
The village has good transport links. It lies on the main road N57, which runs from Besancon to Vesoul. The village center is now relieved by a four-lane bypass road from through traffic. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 7 km. Further road links exist with Geneuille, Châtillon -le- Duc, Bonnay and Chevroz.