Pirey
Pirey is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Pirey is located at 305 m, about 6 km northwest of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in the gently undulating countryside between the rivers of Doubs ( in the south) and Ognon ( in the north) northwest of the Fort of Montboucons.
The area of 6.67 km ² municipal area includes a section south of the Ognon. The central part of the area is occupied by the plateau which connects north to the Doubs Valley and is on average 290 m. The non- populated area is consisted of arable and meadow land; in the south there is the extensive Grove Bois de la Chaille. Flanked the plateau of Pirey in the southeast of the ridge of the fort of Montboucons, on the 370 m, the highest elevation of Pirey is achieved and which forms the south-eastern border. To the north, the municipality's area extends over the elongated hill of Pirey (350 m ) up to the headwaters of the Lanterne (inflow of Ognon ).
Neighboring communities of Pirey are Miserey - Salines in the north, Ecole-Valentin in the east, in the southeast of Besancon and Pouilley -les -Vignes in the West.
History
Is first mentioned Pirey in 1134 under the name Piré. In the course of time the spelling on Pire ( 1244), Pirei ( 1316), and Pireyo ( 1394) transformed to the present name. In the Middle Ages had several dominations real estate on the territory of Pirey. In 1674 the city under the siege of Besancon was destroyed by the troops of King Louis XIV. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France.
Attractions
The church Saint -Martin was built in 1689 and several times later extensively restored. It has a rich interior, especially the furniture purchased in 1805 from the former Couvent de Consolation. Among the secular attractions include the small castle with its turrets, different houses in the old town center in the traditional style of the Franche -Comté from the 17th to the 19th century, several village well and the built in 1874-1879 Fort of Montboucons that of the streets Besançon by Gray and Vesoul secured.
Population
With 2024 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Pirey one of the smaller communities of the department of Doubs. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the area of 290-340 people, a striking population growth was recorded since the early 1960s. Since then, the population has more than quadrupled.
Economy and infrastructure
Pirey was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. Today there are various companies of small and medium enterprises. Since the 1970s the village along the main road to the south has developed a commercial zone. Here, around 65 companies in the industries micromechanics, Machine Tools and Metalworking have settled. There are also many establishments in the retail trade. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who engage in the agglomeration Besançon their work.
The village has good transport links. It is located on a secondary road, leading from Franois after École- Valentin. The nearest links to the A36 motorway, which runs through the municipality, is located at a distance of about 5 km. Further road links exist with Besançon, Pouilley -les -Vignes and Miserey - Salines.