Rurey

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

Geography

Rurey is located on 390 m, about 16 km south of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in the Jura, in a depression, which opens west to the Valley of the Loue, at the foot of Mont d'Or.

The area of 14.77 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the cuesta landscape of western French Jura. The central part of the area occupied by the depression of Rurey. This is in the north by the witness Mont d' Or ( 511 m ) in the east and south of the plateau of Sur le Mouret ( with 520 m the highest elevation of Rurey ) flanked. This plateau is circled by the Loue in tortuous course, the valley is usually cut about 80 to 100 m into the surrounding plateau and has a flat valley floor of up to 500 m wide. The steep valley slopes are traversed in some places of Kalkfelswänden. Along the river passes the southern and western boundary of the municipality. To the north, the municipality's area covers the part with meadows, partly with forest ( Bois Marquis ) covered plateau, which is on average 420 meters.

Neighboring communities of Rurey are Chenecey- Buillon and Épeugney in the north, Cademène in the east, and Amondans Lizine in the south and Châtillon -sur- Lison, Rouhe and Courcelles in the West.

History

In the Middle Ages Rurey belonged to the rule Montrond- le -Château. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.

Attractions

The three-nave church of Rurey village was built in the 18th century in the style of classicism. In the old town several farmhouses are preserved in the characteristic style of the Franche -Comté from the 17th to 19th centuries.

Population

With 325 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Rurey one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 444 persons were still counted ), a significant population increase has been recorded since the mid-1970s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Rurey was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. In addition, there are now a number of companies of small and medium industries, including a company specializing in the manufacture of signs businesses. 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 is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road, leading from Épeugney after Quingey.

Municipality in the department of Doubs
Place in Franche -Comté

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