Nommay

Nommay is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Nommay is located on 333 m above sea level, about five kilometers northeast of the town of Montbéliard (air line). The village is located in the northeastern part of the basin of Montbeliard, on the western edge of the wide valley of the Savoureuse, at the foot of the heights of the Grands Bois.

The area of ​​3.19 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the gently undulating countryside in the Burgundian Gate ( trouée de Belfort ). The eastern part of the territory occupied by the approximately 1.5 kilometer wide valley of Savoureuse, which is on average 325 m. Through this valley flows the Savoureuse with several turns south to Allan. Several former sand and gravel pits are now filled with water and used as a recreational area of Montbéliard. Along the river runs a riparian zone; otherwise the level is used for agriculture. To the west, the municipality's area extends over a 20 m high slope on the adjacent heights of Nommay, which are divided by a dry valley which opens at the village. On the West has Nommay share of the forest area of ​​the Grands Bois. Here, the highest point of the municipality is achieved with 401 m.

Neighboring communities of Nommay are Châtenois -les -Forges and Trévenans in the north, and Dambenois Brognard in the east, Vieux- Charmont in the south and Grand- Charmont in the West.

History

The first mention of Nommay took place in 1147 under the name Novanna. The name goes back to the words neuf (new) and meix ( residence). Since the 14th century the village rule of the noble family Grammont, on the hill west of the village had their castle (now no longer visible remains) and was under the suzerainty of the Counts of Montbéliard belonged. 1541 the Reformation was introduced. Nommay never had its own church, it was always pfarrgenössig after Dambenois. With the annexation of the county of Montbeliard the village came in 1793 final in French hands. From the 17th to the 19th century at Nommay iron ore was mined. With the opening of the tram from Montbéliard to Belfort Nommay 1913 connected to the network of public transport. The operation on the route in 1940 but abandoned. Today Nommay part of the community association Agglomà du Pays de Montbéliard.

Population

With 1661 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Nommay one of the smaller communities of the department of Doubs. After the population had grown only slowly in the first half of the 20th century, took off around 1955 a striking increase in population a. Within about 20 years, quadrupled the number of inhabitants. With a population of about 1650, the previous high was reached at the beginning of the 1980s. The economic crisis and the Restrukturation industry in the Pays de Montbéliard in the period 1985-1990 led to many workers and families moved away. Consequently, a significant population decline of almost 10 % was recorded. An increasing tendency was observed again in the last years. Today, the settlement area of Nommay has grown together almost seamlessly with that of Vieux- Charmont.

Economy and infrastructure

During the 20th century, Nommay developed into a characteristically industrial community, and since about 1960 for residential suburb of Montbéliard. Today in the town of various operations of small and medium industries are established, especially in the fields of mechanics, transport industry, civil engineering, metal and wood processing. In addition, there are numerous shops of retail for your everyday needs. Many workers are also commuters who do their work in the other municipalities of the agglomeration Montbéliard.

The village has good transport links. It lies on the main road that leads from Montbéliard to Belfort. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about two kilometers. Further road links exist with Grand- Charmont and Dambenois. With the cities of Montbéliard and Belfort Nommay is connected by a bus.