Marnay, Haute-Saône

Marnay is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté. It is the capital of the canton in the arrondissement of Vesoul Marnay and administrative seat of the municipal association Communauté de communes de la Vallée de l' Ognon.

Geography

Marnay is located at an altitude of 216 m above sea level, about 20 km west-northwest of the city of Besançon ( straight line ). The town extends to the south of the department, on the north bank of the Ognon, which widens here lake-like and has several small islands, on the southwestern edge of the Monts de Gy.

The area of ​​10.37 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the lower Ognon Valley. The southern boundary runs partly along the Ognon, partly also includes a narrow strip of land south of the river to Marnay. The Ognon flows here with more turns to the southwest by an alluvial plain, which has a width of about two kilometers and average is at 200 m. From the river, the municipality's area extends northward up through the valley and the adjacent, gently inclined slopes, which form the south-western foothills of the Monts de Gy. These hills are composed mainly of Tertiary sediments. While the talnahen areas are used predominantly agricultural, the ridges are covered with forest. The northwestern boundary is located at the height of the Bois du Mont (320 m). In the far north is achieved in the Bois de Fays with 324 m the highest elevation of Marnay.

Neighboring communities of Marnay are Cult and Avrigney - Virey in the north, Brussey in the east, Ruffey -le- Château and Burgille in the south and Chenevrey -et- Morogne in the West.

History

In Gallic times the area around Marnay was inhabited by the Sequani before the region in the year 52 came under Roman sovereignty BC. Several findings point to a very early settlement of the municipality.

The first settlement developed on the right bank of the Ognon the area of ​​a river crossing and was later named Marnay -la -Ville. Towards the end of the 10th century, the inhabitants took the strategically located hill better than new settlement site. Here, the first castle was built, and the settlement was named Marnay -le- Château and Marnay -le- Bourg. In the Middle Ages Marnay belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The Counts of Burgundy gave Marnay in the 12th century its side branch, the lords of Chalon. These could build the castle and thus laid the foundation for the emergence of the borough. In 1354, Marnay was awarded city rights by Jean de Chalon- Arlay. Subsequently, the town was surrounded by a double wall belt. On the banks of Ognon to trade settled, which was dependent on hydropower: mills, oil mills, saw mills and tanneries.

In 1361 the government went from Chalon to the Montbéliard and 1397 at the Neufchatel over. After the death of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, in 1477 when Nancy was Marnay by troops of the French king Louis XI. pillaged and destroyed again in 1479. After Mary of Burgundy had died in 1482, the inheritance passed to the House of Habsburg. 1512 took over the family Gorrevod dominion over Marnay, which meant the beginning of a prolonged quiet and economically prosperous time for the town. The rule was in 1602 raised to the Marquisat.

In the Thirty Years' War Marnay was besieged by troops of Duke Bernhard of Saxe- Weimar in 1637 and partially burned. However, there was only minor damage. The Carmelite monastery was founded in the 17th century. Together with the Franche -Comté Marnay came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. After the family went out Gorrevod 1681, the rule Marnay passed to the family Bauffremont, which she held until the French Revolution.

Marnay was capital of the canton of the same name, founded in 1793. However, this was in 1801 incorporated into the Canton Pesmes, but in 1826 restored to its old borders. Marnay -le- Bourg and Marnay -la-Ville, which is now only a few houses were united in 1801. With the opening of the railway line from Besancon to Gray in 1878 Marnay was connected to the French railroad network. 1894 was followed by the inauguration of the sidelines of Marnay by Gy. As a result, a new industrial zone developed around the station quarter. Since 2002, Marnay administrative headquarters of the 15 localities municipal association Communauté de communes de la Vallée de l' Ognon.

Attractions

Marnay has preserved the medieval townscape in a small town in Franche- Comté with church, castle, various representative buildings and numerous houses from the 16th to the 18th century to today. The church of Saint -Symphorien is originally from the 12th century. Today the ship and the bell tower in the Gothic style from the 14th century are the oldest surviving components, while the main front in the 17th century was restored and changed. For the rich interior includes paintings from the 15th century, a statue of the Virgin of 1530 as well as various statues from the 16th to the 18th century.

Among the most important secular buildings, is one of the Hôtel de Santans. It was built in the 16th century in the Renaissance style and served from 1873 to 1976 as a gendarmerie, since the town hall. Various town houses are flanked by turrets, including the Tour Gambetta ( 16th century). From the once mighty city wall remains are preserved. The castle originally had 16 towers and drawbridge has been greatly expanded in the 16th century under the Family Gorrevod.

Population

With 1415 inhabitants ( 2005) Marnay 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 area of ​​770-860 people, a continuous population growth was recorded since the early 1960s.

Economy and infrastructure

Marnay, located at the Thoroughfare of Besançon to Gray, was early on an embossed through trade and commerce and the processing of agricultural products around town. The water power of the Ognon was formerly used for the operation of mills, saw mills and tanneries. Today Marnay performs central functions for the surrounding countryside. There are several establishments in the retail and service businesses for their daily needs. In recent decades, emerged on the outskirts smaller commercial and industrial zones. Here, companies in the plastics processing, construction and transport industry, precision engineering and a window factory have settled. Many workers are also commuters who engage in the agglomeration Besançon their work. Marnay is the site of the College and a campsite. The 20 ha of water surface Ognon serves as a recreational area.

The village has good transport links. It lies on the main road D67, which runs from Besancon to Gray. Since 1977, Marnay is relieved by a local bypass from through traffic. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 15 km. Further road links exist with Pesmes Jallerange, Etuz and Gy. The operation of the railway lines has now been adjusted so that Marnay is connected by bus services to the public transport network.