Bonnay (Doubs)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Baume-les-Dames | |
| Community association | Grand Besançon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 20 ' N , 6 ° 3' E | |
| height | 216-600 m | |
| surface | 7.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 837 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 109 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25870 | |
| INSEE code | 25073 | |
Bonnay is a French municipality with 837 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Doubs department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Bonnay is located at 245 m , about eleven kilometers north of the city of Besançon (beeline). The village extends on the southern edge of the valley low of the Ognon , at the northern foot of the ridge of the Grande Côte below the Fort de la Dame Blanche in the far northwest of the Doubs department.
The area of the 7.66 km² large municipal area includes a section of the Ognon Valley. The northern border runs along the Ognon, which flows here with several turns through a flat valley low about two kilometers wide. From the course of the river, the community area extends south over the formerly boggy floodplain to the adjacent high terrace , which consists of ice-age river deposits. It is predominantly made up of arable and meadow land. Further south, the area extends over a steep slope to the narrow ridge of the Grande Côte . From a geological and tectonic point of view, this ridge forms an anticline , the northern limb of which has largely been eroded by erosion . At 605 m, the highest point in Bonnay is reached on the crest at Fort de la Dame Blanche.
Neighboring municipalities of Bonnay are Buthiers in the north, Mérey-Vieilley in the east, Besançon and Tallenay in the south and Châtillon-le-Duc , Devecey and Voray-sur-l'Ognon in the west.
history
Various finds indicate that the municipality of Bonnay was already populated during Roman times. Bonnay is first mentioned in a document in 878. In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the domain of Châtillon-le-Duc. Together with Franche-Comté , it finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Bonnay is part of the Grand Besançon municipal association .
Attractions
The Saint-Lazare church was built in the classical style from 1710 to 1715 and has a rich interior from the time of construction, including the pulpit and various altars.
The castle was built in the 18th century on the ruins of a previous medieval building.
On the crest of the Grande Côte (Forêt de Chailluz) is the Fort de la Dame Blanche, which was built between 1875 and 1878 and is part of the Besançon fortress system.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 229 |
| 1968 | 253 |
| 1975 | 377 |
| 1982 | 452 |
| 1990 | 576 |
| 1999 | 676 |
| 2016 | 841 |
After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (402 people were still counted in 1896), a marked increase in population has been recorded since the early 1960s. Since then, the number of inhabitants has tripled.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Bonnay was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. In addition, there are now various local small businesses. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who go to work in the Besançon agglomeration.
The village is off the main thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Devecey to Moncey . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around 11 km away. Another road connection is with Buthiers.
Personalities
- Roland Mesnier (born July 8, 1944), pastry chef, pastry chef in the White House from 1974 to 2004
