Gray-la-Ville

Gray -la -Ville is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Gray -la- Ville is located at an altitude of 198 m above sea level, 1.5 km west of Gray and about 42 km west-northwest of the city of Besançon ( straight line ). The village is located in the southwest of the department, in the plane of Gray, in the Talniederung the Saône.

The area of 3.97 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the middle Saône Valley. The western and northern border is always along the Saône, with a bow it flows through alluvial plain. The plane is on average 185 m and has a width of about three kilometers wide. From the river, the municipality's area extends to the southeast over the valley, which is mainly agricultural, up to the outskirts of Gray. On the south-east the land rises slightly to a plateau, which is composed of sediments of the Tertiary and Upper Jurassic time. With 238 m find the highest mountains of Gray -la -Ville is achieved.

For Gray -la -Ville, the hamlet Essertey part (195 m) on the south bank of the Saône. Neighboring communities of Gray - la-Ville, Arc -les- Gray to the north, Gray in the east, the south and Velet Mantoche in the West.

History

Traces of a Roman road traffic indicate a very early settlement of the area. Is first mentioned Gray -la -Ville in the year 887 as a possession of the Archbishop of Langres. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. As a result, the fate of Gray -la -Ville was closely connected with that of the city of Gray. The village was in 1479 by troops of the French king Louis XI. devastated. Together with the Franche- Comté reached Gray -la -Ville with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today Gray -la -Ville is a member of the 16- villages municipal association Communauté de communes du Val de Gray.

Attractions

The church of Saint -Maurice with a portal Flamboyant was rebuilt in the 18th century. For remarkable Interior features include a gold-plated, intricately carved altar (18th century) and a statue of Saint -Jean l' Evangeliste (15th century). In the center the Lavoir (19th century) is a square floor plan, the roof of which is supported by ten columns. It once served as well, wash and livestock watering.

Population

With 989 inhabitants (2007 ) Gray -la -Ville is one of the smaller towns in the Haute- Saône. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the region from 420 to 480 people, up to the early 1990s, a continuous population growth was recorded. Since then, however is again observed a slight downward trend. Gray -la -Ville is part of the agglomeration Gray and has grown together almost seamlessly with the neighboring town of Gray.

Economy and infrastructure

Gray -la -Ville has long been a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. Today there are various establishments in the retail and service sectors for their daily needs. On the outskirts of Gray emerged in recent years, commercial and industrial zones into which companies in the plastics processing, precision engineering and food processing settled. In recent decades, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road, leading from Gray to Apremont.

Commune in the department of Haute- Saône
Place in Franche -Comté

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Vesoul Cantons of France Postal codes in France Alluvium Louis XI of France Saint-Broing

277895