Émagny
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Saint Vit | |
| Community association | Val Marnaysia | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 19 ′ N , 5 ° 52 ′ E | |
| height | 202-248 m | |
| surface | 5.15 km 2 | |
| Residents | 594 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 115 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25170 | |
| INSEE code | 25217 | |
 Lavoir behind the mairie |
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Émagny is a French municipality with 594 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Émagny is located at an altitude of 210 m above sea level, about 15 kilometers northwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the broad valley of the Ognon , south of the river across from Pin .
The area of the 5.15 km² municipal area includes a section of the lower Ognontal. The northern border runs along the Ognon, which flows here with several turns through a valley up to two kilometers wide to the west. From the course of the river, the community area extends southwards over the alluvial plain to the adjacent hill, which is mainly made up of arable and meadow land, but also shows some smaller forest areas. At 248 m, the highest point in Émagny is reached here. Further to the south follows the wide valley of the Lanterne , which flows into the Ognon at the westernmost point of the municipal spell. In the extreme south, Émagny has a share in the extensive forest of the Bois des Fouchères (up to 240 m).
Neighboring municipalities of Émagny are Pin in the north, Moncley in the east, Chaucenne and Noironte in the south and Chevigney-sur-l'Ognon and Beaumotte-lès-Pin in the west.
history
In the valley of the Lanterne south of Émagny, the Cistercian monastery Bellefontaine was founded in the 12th century, which was under the ecclesiastical sovereignty of Besançon. The village of Émagny first belonged to the Scey domain, then to the Châtelet and Chaillot families. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. At the end of the 19th century, with the opening of the railway line from Besançon to Marnay, the place was connected to the French railway network (now closed). Émagny does not have its own church, it belongs to the parish of Pin. Today Émagny is the seat of the community association Communauté de communes des Rives de l'Ognon, which comprises 13 municipalities .
Attractions
The old town center is characterized by various farmhouses from the 17th to 19th centuries in the characteristic style of Franche-Comté. The lavoir (wash house and cattle trough) dates from the 18th century . A stone bridge leads over the Ognon. The buildings of the former Bellefontaine Abbey have been converted into an estate.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 333 |
| 1968 | 419 |
| 1975 | 411 |
| 1982 | 456 |
| 1990 | 511 |
| 1999 | 563 |
| 2016 | 591 |
With 594 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Émagny is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been in the range between 220 and 290 people, there has been continuous population growth since the beginning of the 1950s. Since then the number of inhabitants has doubled.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Émagny was predominantly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. In addition, there are now some local small businesses, mainly in the food and wood processing and mechanical workshops. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work in the Besançon agglomeration.
The village is located away from the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Besançon to Gy . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around 14 kilometers away. Other road connections exist with Moncley and Chevigney-sur-l'Ognon.
