Échay
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Saint Vit | |
| Community association | Loue-Lison | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 3 ' N , 5 ° 57' E | |
| height | 301-454 m | |
| surface | 5.49 km 2 | |
| Residents | 129 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 23 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25440 | |
| INSEE code | 25209 | |
Échay is a French municipality with 129 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Échay is at 340 m , about 23 kilometers south of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The farming village extends in the Jura , slightly elevated on the left (northwest) valley slope of the Lison and north of the height of the Montbergeret.
The area of the 5.49 km² municipal area covers a section of the French Jura. The area is traversed by the Lison in a winding course from southwest to northeast. The valley is about a kilometer wide and widens in the Échay area. It is flanked on both sides by around 100 m high slopes, which are crowned at the top by a ledge at certain points. In the south-east is the Montbergeret forest height (up to 430 m ). To the northwest, the community area extends to the adjacent, predominantly wooded high plateau, on which the highest elevation of Échay is reached at 454 m .
Neighboring municipalities of Échay are
- Le Val with Montfort in the west and Pointvillers in the north,
- Cussey-sur-Lison also in the north,
- Lizine in the east,
- Myon in the south and Bartherans in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, Échay formed a fiefdom of the lordship of Montmahoux , which was under the lords of Chalon. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The La Téru building was built in the 16th century in the Renaissance style and has a stair tower. The old town center is characterized by various farmhouses in the characteristic style of Franche-Comté from the 17th to 19th centuries. There is a mill at the Lison.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 82 |
| 1968 | 63 |
| 1975 | 66 |
| 1982 | 75 |
| 1990 | 76 |
| 1999 | 67 |
| 2006 | 96 |
| 2016 | 128 |
With 129 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Échay is one of the smallest municipalities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (155 people were counted in 1881), slight population growth has been recorded again since the late 1990s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Échay was mainly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. In addition, there are now some local small businesses. Many workers are also commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Épeugney to Salins-les-Bains . Further road connections exist with Bartherans and Montfort.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 1042-1043.
