Citey
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Marnay | |
| Community association | Monts de Gy | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 26 ' N , 5 ° 47' E | |
| height | 198-257 m | |
| surface | 5.76 km 2 | |
| Residents | 103 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 18 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70700 | |
| INSEE code | 70156 | |
Citey is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Citey is located at an altitude of 210 m above sea level, three kilometers north-northwest of Gy and about 28 kilometers northwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the southwest of the department, in the basin of the Saône , north of the course of the Morte river in the Gy plain.
The area of the municipal area of 5.76 km² covers a section of the gently undulating landscape southeast of the Saône . The southern border runs along the Morte, which provides drainage to the west to the Saône. The valley level lies at an average of 200 m and has fertile alluvial soils , which are used for agriculture. From the course of the Morte river, the community area extends northward into the poorly reliefed landscape of the Petits Bois de Gy , which is made up of tertiary deposits. Citey's highest elevation is reached here at 257 m. The area is bounded by two short right side streams of the Morte, the Ruisseau de la Fontaine Rouge in the west and the Ruisseau de Buland in the east.
Neighboring communities of Citey are Angirey in the north, Vellefrey-et-Vellefrange in the east, Gy in the south and Choye in the west.
history
Citey is first mentioned in a document in 1253. In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . An important aristocratic family that had two castles built here named itself after Citey. Both castles were destroyed in 1595 by troops commanded by Louis de Beauvau. Together with Franche-Comté , Citey finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today, Citey is a member of the Communauté de communes des Monts de Gy, which comprises 20 localities .
Attractions
The village church of Citey was built in the 18th century. The former mill at the exit of the village in the direction of Gy, which was operated with the water from the Morte, dates from the 19th century.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 89 |
| 1968 | 72 |
| 1975 | 68 |
| 1982 | 70 |
| 1990 | 75 |
| 1999 | 80 |
With 103 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Citey is one of the smallest municipalities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (186 people were still counted in 1881), slight population growth has been recorded again since the mid-1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Citey was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Outside the primary sector there are few jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The place is away from the larger thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Gy to Angirey. Another road connection is with Bucey-lès-Gy.
