Quingey
Quingey is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté. The small town is the capital of the canton in the Arrondissement Quingey Besançon.
Geography
Quingey is located on 267 m, about 19 km southwest of the city of Besançon (air line). The town extends in the western Jura, predominantly on the right (western) bank of the Loue in a valley widening between the heights of the Côte de Moini in the west and the forest area Bois du lands in the east.
The area of 8.55 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the western French Jura. The main part of the area is occupied by the broad basin of the Loue, which is framed by the outermost ridges of the Jura. The Loue here flows through a 2 km wide flat valley floor to the south. East of the river reaches the church floor to the foot of the Bois du lands. To the west, the municipality's area extends over the adjacent ridge which separates the parallel valleys of Loue and Doubs. The highest point of Quingey is achieved with 522 m on the wooded Côte de Moini. A narrow tip accesses to the north on the amount of Montgardot (456 m).
Neighboring communities of Quingey are Abban -Dessus and Boussières in the north, and Chouzelot Cessey in the east, Lavans- Quingey in the South and Lombard and Byans -sur -Doubs in the West.
History
Quingey was already in the 3rd century after Christ, a place of settlement. In the Middle Ages Quingey formed a rule and developed into a small town on the trade route along the western Jurafuß between the cities of Besançon and Bourg -en- Bresse. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the little town with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. In the 17th century a Dominican monastery was founded, which was canceled after the French Revolution. Through the establishment of an iron factory Quingey experienced in the 19th century an economic boom, making the population temporarily increased to over 1200 people.
Attractions
- The parish church of Saint- Renobert (or Saint- Martin) was in 1762 on the site of a previous medieval building rebuilt and refurbished in the 19th century.
- Quingey has preserved its medieval character with a large central square and numerous houses from the 17th to the 19th century.
- Remains have been preserved from the former fortifications and the seat of power.
- The bridge over the Loue 1844 rebuilt.
Population
With 1361 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Quingey one of the smaller communities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (1881 958 persons were still counted ), a continuous population growth was recorded since the early 1960s, again, that particularly since 1990 significantly increased. Today, the settlement area of Quingey is conjoined with that of Chouzelot.
Economy and infrastructure
Quingey was always an embossed by the trade in agricultural products of the region town. Since the 19th century, the iron processing industry played an important role. In recent decades, to the east of Loue developed in the valley a small industrial and commercial zone. Today there are various companies of small and medium enterprises, mainly companies in the metalworking, woodworking, mechanical workshops, production of household items as well as numerous shops retailing. Quingey thus performs central functions for the surrounding countryside. It is the location of a campsite.
The village has good transport links. It lies on the old main road N83, which runs from Besançon Lons -le- Saunier. Since 1999, the town with the completion of a bypass is relieved of through traffic. Further road links exist with Saint -Vit, Épeugney and Arc- et- Senans.
Personalities
- Louis -Edouard Vuillermoz (1869-1939), horn player and music teacher