Sauvagney
Sauvagney is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Sauvagney is located on 208 m, about 13 km northwest of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located on the southeastern edge of the Ognon valley, in the rolling countryside of the extreme north- west of the department of Doubs.
The area of 3.95 km ² municipal area comprises a portion of Ognon Valley. The western and northern boundary runs along the Ognon as it flows with several turns by about one kilometer wide, flat Talniederung. From the river, the municipality's area extends to the southeast on the flood plain to the adjacent gently undulating landscape. This is partly consisted of arable and meadow land, partly by forest. To the south is the vast forest area of the Bois du Petit Bugnoz. On a hilltop in this forest is 251 m reaches the highest point of Sauvagney.
Neighboring communities of Sauvagney are Chambornay -lès- Pin in the north, Cussey -sur- l'Ognon in the east, Auxon lingerie and Moncley in the south and Vregille in the West.
History
In the late Middle Ages (16th century) formed Sauvagney own little rule. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France.
Attractions
The village church of Sauvagney was built in 1770 in the form of a Latin cross. It has two side chapels, a richly carved pulpit, which was transferred from the Chapelle du Refuge in Besançon here, and a Madonna statue from the 16th century. The bell tower was added in 1821. In the village there are three former places of residence from the 17th to 19th centuries.
Population
With 157 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Sauvagney one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the area between 80 and 120 persons, a slight population growth was recorded since the mid- 1970s.
Economy and infrastructure
Sauvagney 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 therefore commuters who engage in the agglomeration Besançon their work.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road, leading from Moncley after Chambornay -lès- Pin. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 13 km.
Audeux | Auxon lingerie | Auxon -Dessus | Berthelange | Burgille | Champagney | Champvans -les -Moulins | Chaucenne | Chemaudin | Chevigney -sur- l'Ognon | Corcelles- Ferrieres | Corcondray | Courchapon | Dannemarie -sur- Crète | École- Valentin | Émagny | Étrabonne | Ferrieres -les -Bois | Franey | Franois | Jallerange | Lantenne - Vertière | Lavernay | Mazerolles -le- Salin | Mercey -le- Grand | Miserey - Salines | Moncley | Le Moutherot | Noironte | Pelousey | Pirey | Placey | Pouilley -Français | Pouilley -les -Vignes | Recologne | Ruffey -le- Château | Sauvagney | Serre -les- Sapins | Vaux- les- Prés | Villers- Buzon
- Municipality in the department of Doubs
- Place in Franche -Comté