Noidans-lès-Vesoul

Noidans -lès- Vesoul is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté. It belongs to the agglomeration Vesoul.

Geography

Noidans -lès- Vesoul is located at an altitude of 220 m above sea level, about 2.5 km west-southwest of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the central part of the department, in the Basin of Vesoul on the southern edge of the wide valley of Durgeon, at the northern foot of the height of the Bois de la Cote.

The area of ​​8.64 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the pelvic region of Vesoul. The northern boundary runs partly along the Durgeon, the eastern is marked by its left side stream Ruisseau de la Fontaine au Diable. The Durgeon flows through an alluvial plain and ensures the drainage west to the Saône. The plane is on average 215 m and has a width of approximately three kilometers wide.

From the valley floor, the municipality's area extends southward over a 150 m high, steep wooded slope, the upper edge is marked at various locations of outcrops and projections. A saddle passes to the south over the elongated valley of Andelarre (300 m). This is flanked by two wooded ridge to the west of the Bois de Noidans (432 m), to the east of the Bois de la Cote, with 434 m the highest elevation of Noidans -lès- Vesoul is achieved on the. While on the lower slopes of calcareous Noidans and emerge marly sandy sediments of the lower Jurassic period ( Lias ), there are the mountain ranges of resistant limestone of the Middle Jurassic time.

To Noidans -lès- Vesoul include the settlements Le Trembloi and La Vèze at the northern foot of the Bois de la Cote. Neighboring communities of Noidans -lès- Vesoul are Vaivre -et- Montoille and Vesoul in the north, Échenoz la Méline in the east, and Andelarrot Andelarre in the south and Chariez in the West.

History

Is first mentioned Noidans in 1174 under the name Noydant. From a later time, the spellings Noydant sub Vesulio ( 1229 ), Noidant ( 1312), Noydan ( 1387 ), Noydam ( 1404) and Noidan ( 1429) have survived. The origin of the name is obscure. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. Noidans formed a feud that went in 1268 to the Faucogney ( Lords of Villersexel ). The villagers were awarded in 1496 certain liberties. After several changes of ownership Noidans 1554 came to the Lords of Grammont. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today Noidans -lès- Vesoul is a member of the 19 localities comprehensive community association Communauté de communes de l' agglomà de Vesoul.

Attractions

The single village church of Noidans -lès- Vesoul was built from 1767 to 1770 on the site of a chapel. In the transept paneling are in the Louis XVI style, in the polygonal choir of the Baroque main altar. There are also numerous paintings from the 18th century and a richly carved pulpit.

Population

With 2059 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Noidans -lès- Vesoul one of the larger towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had increased only slowly in the first half of the 20th century (1901 were 532 individuals counted ), a strong population growth was recorded in the period 1968-1975. In this short time, the population has almost doubled. Since then, a continuous slow increase of population was observed. The settlement area of Noidans -lès- Vesoul has grown together today almost completely with those of Vesoul, Échenoz la Méline and Vaivre -et- Montoille.

Economy and infrastructure

Noidans -lès- Vesoul was until the 20th century, a predominantly by agriculture ( farming, viticulture and animal husbandry ) embossed village. Since the 1970s, an extensive commercial and industrial zone has developed in the north of the municipal area in the valley of the Durgeon that Noidans -lès- Vesoul shares with Vaivre -et- Montoille and Vesoul. Most important employer is the Peugeot factory that has settled here. Other major industries include advertising agencies, cleaning companies, companies in the transport and construction industry and the electronics. In addition, there are various service providers, enterprises of retail trade as well as a hypermarket. Noidans -lès- Vesoul has a College, a culture, a sports and leisure center. Many workers are also commuters who do their work in the other towns of the agglomeration Vesoul.

The village has good transport links. She is on the national road network with the main roads N19 ( Belfort - Vesoul - Langres ) - tethered and N57 (Besançon Vesoul ). Further road links exist with Vaivre -et- Montoille and Échenoz la Méline. By Noidans -lès- Vesoul the railway line leading from Vesoul to Langres. The industrial zone is accessible by a freight depot. The village is connected by a bus to the town of Vesoul.

Partnerships

Since 2006, maintains Noidans -lès- Vesoul a partnership with the City Lwówek (German: Lowenberg in Silesia) in Poland.