Arcey (Doubs)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Montbeliard | |
| Canton | Bavans | |
| Community association | Deux Vallées Vertes | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 31 ' N , 6 ° 40' E | |
| height | 347-490 m | |
| surface | 12.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,441 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 115 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25750 | |
| INSEE code | 25022 | |
 Saint-Privat Church |
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Arcey is a French commune with 1,441 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Arcey is located at 375 m , about eleven kilometers west of the city of Montbéliard (as the crow flies). The village extends in the western part of a plateau, which is embedded in the undulating landscape between the river valleys of Doubs in the south and Ognon in the north-west, south of the height of the Bois d'Arcey.
The area of the 12.57 km² municipal area comprises a section of the gently undulating landscape north of the Doube valley. The central part of the area is occupied by the Arcey plateau, which is an average of 370 m. It has a width of four kilometers and a length of about five kilometers and consists mainly of arable and meadow land. The entire area shows no surface watercourses because the rainwater seeps into the karstified subsoil of the limestone plateaus. There are various karst phenomena, especially shafts, including the Gouffre du Trou aux Chiens. The plateau is bounded in the south by the heights of Bois du Chanet ( 425 m ) and Bois du Combollet (up to 460 m), in the west by the high plateau of the Hautes-Roches and in the north by the ridge of the Bois d'Arcey , on the 490 m the highest point of Arcey is reached.
Neighboring municipalities of Arcey are Saulnot , Villers-sur-Saulnot and Désandans in the north, Saint-Julien-lès-Montbéliard and Sainte-Marie in the east, Montenois in the south and Onans and Gémonval in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, Arcey was part of the Granges rule, which came under the sovereignty of the Counts of Montbéliard in the 14th century. When the troops marched into Franche-Comté under King Louis XIV , the village was set on fire in 1674. Together with Franche-Comté, Arcey finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Arcey is part of the Deux Vallées Vertes municipal association .
Attractions
The Saint-Privat church was rebuilt in 1854. In front of it are a cross made of red sandstone from the 18th century and four Calvaires . The oratory Notre-Dame de la Grêle is also made of red sandstone.
Fontaine- Lavoir , former washing area and cattle trough
Oratory Notre-Dame de la Grêle
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 489 |
| 1968 | 652 |
| 1975 | 917 |
| 1982 | 1071 |
| 1990 | 1101 |
| 1999 | 1174 |
| 2016 | 1438 |
With 1,441 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Arcey is one of the smaller communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (706 people were still counted in 1886), a striking population growth has been recorded since the beginning of the 1960s. Since then the number of inhabitants has almost tripled.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Arcey was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. In addition, there are now a few local small businesses and various retail shops. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who do their work in the Montbéliard agglomeration.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main road N83, which leads from Besançon to Belfort . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around 15 kilometers away. Further road connections exist with Bart , Saulnot and Montenois.
