Saint-Vit

Saint -Vit is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté. It is with respect to population, the largest municipality in the canton Boussières and seat of the Communauté de communes du Val Saint- Vitois.

Geography

Saint -Vit is at 221 m, approximately 18 km west-southwest of the city of Besançon ( straight line ). The village is located at the northern edge of the valley of the Doubs, in the gently undulating countryside between the rivers of Doubs and Ognon ( in the north).

The area of ​​16.44 km ² municipal area comprises a portion of Doubstals. The southern boundary runs along the Doubs, which here flows through a 1 km wide Talniederung to the west. The river is channeled and also includes the Rhine - Rhone canal. From the river, the municipality's area extends northward over the flat alluvial plain to the adjacent, slightly undulating countryside between Doubs and Ognon. The area is mainly used for arable and meadow land, partly it is passed with forest. To the east of the municipality spell Covering a vast forest area of ​​the Bois d' Ambre and the little valley of the Ringeard ( short right side of the creek Doubs). With 302 m is reached on a hill northwest of the village is the highest elevation of Saint -Vit.

At Saint -Vit addition to the actual site also includes several hamlets settlements, namely:

• Antorpe (270 m ) on a slightly inclined towards the south slope north of Doubstals
• Bois Murie (270 m) in the gently undulating countryside north of Doubstals
• Benusse (250 m) in the headwaters of the creek Ringeard

Neighboring municipalities of Saint -Vit are Ferrieres -les- Bois, Corcondray and Pouilley -Français in the north, Dannemarie -sur- Crète, Velesmes - Dessessart and Routelle in the east, Roset - Fluans and Salans in the south and Evans and Berthelange in the West.

History

The municipality of Saint -Vit was crossed by the Roman road that led from Vesontio (Besançon ) to Cabillonum ( Chalon -sur -Saône ). In a necropolis of the 6th century, numerous pieces of jewelry, tools, and Roman coins have been found. The name Saint -Vit, which dates back to the Roman martyrs Vitus, was first mentioned in the 10th century. Since the Middle Ages formed Saint -Vit an ecclesiastical rule, which was under the cathedral chapter of Besançon. Together with the Franche-Comté reached Saint -Vit with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France.

For several territorial changes respectively incorporations occurred in the 19th and 20th centuries. In 1822 Benusse was incorporated into Saint -Vit; Followed in 1968 by Bois Murie and 1974 Antorpe. The latter moved while the Territory, as an independent municipality until 1973 it belonged to the Jura. With the merger, there came to the Doubs.

Attractions

The village church of Saint -Vit, originally from the 10th century, was extensively rebuilt in 1740, only the choir room from the old building from the 13th century has survived. In 1772 the present bell tower was added. The old town is characterized by numerous houses from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Population

With 4763 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Saint -Vit is one of the medium-sized municipalities in the department of Doubs. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the area of ​​850-1050 people, a continuous population growth was recorded since the early 1950s. Since then the population has quadrupled and outside the village numerous single and multi- family houses were created.

Economy and infrastructure

Saint -Vit has long been a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. Since the 19th century it developed into a small center on the main road between Besancon and Dole. It has a well-developed infrastructure, and thus performs central functions for the agricultural hinterland.

Since the 1970s, commercial and industrial zones were created on the outskirts along the main road. In Saint -Vit many different industries are represented: plastic and metal processing, manufacturing of precision tools, Decolletage, an industrial bakery and wood processing. More jobs there are in the tertiary sector, in many retail stores, hospitality and two temporary offices, whose seat is Saint -Vit. Saint -Vit has a College and is the administrative seat of the Communauté de communes comprehensive 16 municipalities du Val Saint- Vitois.

The village has good transport links. It lies on the main road N73, which runs from Besancon to Dole. The nearest links to the A36 motorway, which runs through the municipality, is located at a distance of about 13 km. Further road links exist with Quingey, Recologne and Salans. Saint -Vit has a station on the railway line Dole - Besançon - Belfort.