Montigny-lès-Vesoul

Montigny- lès- Vesoul is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Montigny- lès- Vesoul is located at an altitude of 220 m above sea level, just 7 km west of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the central part of the department, a slight increase on the northern edge of the valley of the Durgeon, at the southern foot of Mont l' Essart.

The area of ​​6.47 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the pelvic region of Vesoul. The southern boundary runs mostly along the Durgeon flowing with several turns by about one kilometer wide valley to the southwest. The valley is on average 215 m and is used mainly for agricultural purposes. From the Talniederung, the municipality's area extends northward over a relatively steep slope on the plateau of Montigny ( average 250 m). This plateau consists of an alternation of calcareous and sandy- marly sediments of the middle Jurassic period and the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ). To the north- east of this plateau rises slightly to the predominantly wooded ridge of the Mont l' Essart, on the 308 m, the highest elevation of Montigny- lès- Vesoul is achieved.

Neighboring communities of Montigny- lès- Vesoul are Scye and Grattery in the north, Vaivre -et- Montoille in the east, the south and Chariez Pontcey and Vauchoux in the West.

History

Is first mentioned Montigny in 1213. During the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. 1286 a Klarissenstift ( Abbaye des Dames Nobles ) was founded at the instigation of Héloise de Joinville. This was repeatedly pulled over time affected: 1356 and 1437 by the Grandes dance companies and in 1595 by troops of Tremblecourt. Montigny itself was looted and burned by French troops in 1477 and during the Thirty Years' War by troops of Duke Bernhard of Saxe- Weimar. As a result, Montigny was repopulated by a colony of settlers from Savoy. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today Montigny- lès- Vesoul is a member of the comprehensive 19 villages municipal association Communauté de communes de l' agglomà de Vesoul.

Attractions

The parish church of Saint -Laurent was rebuilt in 1726 and completely restored in 1860. It has rich collection of furniture from the 18th century, including the high altar, and numerous grave plates. The Klarissenstift Abbaye de Montigny- lès- Vesoul was rebuilt after a major fire in 1686 to the mid-18th century. The convent buildings form an impressive ensemble at the church, which was rebuilt in 1735 and is home to a high altar of 1768. In the church there are several crosses that are dated to the years 1592 and 1622.

Population

With 661 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Montigny- lès- Vesoul one of the smaller towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (1881 313 persons were still counted ), a continuous population growth was recorded since the early 1960s. Since then, the population has tripled.

Economy and infrastructure

Montigny- lès- Vesoul was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. Today there are various businesses of the local small business sector. In recent decades the village has been transformed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who do their work in the agglomeration Vesoul.

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road that leads from Port-sur- Saône to Vaivre -et- Montoille. Another road connection with Chariez.