Paroy (Doubs)
Paroy is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Paroy is located at 325 m, south of Quingey, approximately 25 km south-southwest of the city of Besançon ( straight line ). The village is located in the western Jura, on a plateau-like hill east of Loue at the foot of the Bois de la Chau.
The area of 4.37 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the western French Jura. The northern part of the area is occupied by the plateau of Paroy that. Within a broad basin between the outermost ridges of the Jura Mountains at about 320 m above sea M. lies. It descends gradually to the northwest from the Loue. To the southeast, the municipality's area extends over a wooded slope up to the ridge of the Bois de la Chau and By. This mountain range is part of a chain of the Jura, the north stretches from Mont Poupet to the flow loop of the Loue. Here the highest elevation of Paroy is achieved with 572 m.
Neighboring communities of Paroy Samson are in the north, Ronchaux in the east, the south and By Chay and Brères in the West.
History
Is first mentioned in the 13th century Paroy. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the rule Rennes- sur- Loue. Together with the Franche -Comté it came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.
Attractions
The church of Saint -Étienne was built in the early 15th century in the Gothic style forms. Paroy has a manor in various farmhouses in the characteristic style of the Franche -Comté from the 17th to 19th centuries.
Population
With 118 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Paroy is one of the smallest municipalities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (1886, 179 people were still counted ), only small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1960s.
Economy and infrastructure
Paroy was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.
The village has good transport links. It lies on the main road N83, which runs from Besançon Lons -le- Saunier. Further road links exist with Chay, Ronchaux and By.
Arc- et- Senans | Bartherans | Brères | Buffard | By | Cademène | Cessey | Charnay | Châtillon -sur- Lison | Chay | Chenecey- Buillon | Chouzelot | Courcelles | Cussey -sur- Lison | Échay | Épeugney | Fourg | Goux - sous- lands | Lavans- Quingey | Liesle | Lombard | Mesmay | Montfort | Montrond- le -Château | Myon | Palantine | Paroy | Pessans | Point Villers | Quingey | Rennes- sur- Loue | Ronchaux | Rouhe | Rurey | Samson
- Municipality in the department of Doubs
- Place in Franche -Comté