La Tour-de-Sçay
La Tour -de- Sçay is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
La Tour -de- Sçay is located on 291 m, about 22 km northeast of the city of Besançon (air line). The village stretches along the edge of a plane, joining to the south of the valley of the Ognon, at the northern foot of Mont Bichoux, one of the extreme north-western mountain ranges of the Jura.
The area of 8.82 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the undulating landscape between the river valleys of the Doubs and Ognon. The northern part of the area is occupied by a plateau, which is on average 280 m and is inclined slightly to the north. While the immediate vicinity of the village of arable and meadow land is passed, stretches in the north of the forest area of the Bois de la Bussière from. To the south, the municipality's area extends over a subdivided by several small valley slope on the broad ridge of Mont Bichoux, on the 495 m, the highest peak of La Tour -de- Sçay is achieved. At its northern slope, there are significant forest areas, namely the Bois de la Cote du Mont, the Grand Bois and Bois skin.
At La Tour -de- Sçay the hamlet of Le Verjoulot (305 m) is in a small valley at the northern foot of Mont Bichoux. Neighboring communities of La Tour -de- Sçay are Rigney, Germondans and Flagey- Rigney in the north, Cendrey in the east, Villers- Grélot, Pouligney - Lusans and Corcelle - Mieslot in the south and Rignosot in the West.
History
In the Middle Ages La Tour -de- Sçay formed part of the feudal rule Montbozon. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today, La Tour -de- Sçay part of the community association Communauté de communes de la Bussière.
Attractions
The single-nave church of Saint -Pierre -et -Paul was built in 1771 in classic style. Furthermore, La Tour -de- Sçay has a country chapel and Oratory.
Population
With 231 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) La Tour -de- Sçay one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1891, 308 staff were still counted ), a population growth was recorded since the early 1970s again.
Economy and infrastructure
La Tour -de- Sçay was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. In addition, there are now various operations of the local small business sector and 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 is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads from Besancon to Rougemont. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 12 km.
Amagney | Battenans -les -Mines | Blarians | Bonnay | Braillans | La Bretenière | Cendrey | Champoux | Châtillon -le- Duc | Chaudefontaine | Chevroz | Corcelle - Mieslot | Cussey -sur- l'Ognon | Devecey | Flagey- Rigney | Geneuille | Germondans | Marchaux | Mérey - Vieilley | Moncey | Novillars | Ollans | Palise | Rigney | Rignosot | Roche- lez -Beaupré | Rougemontot | Tallenay | Thise | Thurey -le -Mont | La Tour -de- Sçay | Vaire - Arcier | Vaire -le- Petit | Valleroy | Venice | Vieilley
- Municipality in the department of Doubs
- Place in Franche -Comté