Gézier-et-Fontenelay
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Marnay | |
| Community association | Val Marnaysia | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 21 ' N , 5 ° 54' E | |
| height | 225-367 m | |
| surface | 12.10 km 2 | |
| Residents | 211 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70700 | |
| INSEE code | 70268 | |
Gézier-et-Fontenelay is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Gézier-et-Fontenelay is located at an altitude of 250 m above sea level, about 16 kilometers northwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The double community extends in the south of the department, north of the valley of the Ognon in a hollow at the southeast foot of the Monts de Gy .
The area of the municipal area of 12.10 km² covers a section of the undulating landscape between the river valleys of Ognon in the south and Saône in the north-west. The central part of the area is occupied by the Gézier basin, which opens to the south to form a plateau. This is on average at 250 m and is slightly inclined towards the valley of the Ognon. It is mainly used for agriculture. To the north, the terrain rises to the heights of the Monts de Gy with the Grand Bois de Gézier (353 m). The community area extends further to the northwest into the valley widening of Fontenelay, which is drained from the Ruisseau de Poussot to the south to the Ognon. On the adjacent plateau of the Monts de Gy , the highest elevation of Gézier-et-Fontenelay is reached at 367 m. While the plateau consists of tertiary sediments , the Monts de Gy are made up of alternating layers of sandy-marly and calcareous layers from the Jurassic period .
The double community consists of the village of Gézier (250 m) on the southern edge of the Grand Bois de Gézier and the hamlet of Fontenelay (270 m) in a valley widening of the Ruisseau de Poussot in the middle of the Monts de Gy . Neighboring municipalities of Gézier-et-Fontenelay are Gy , Bucey-lès-Gy and Montboillon in the north, Étuz in the east, Chambornay-lès-Pin and Vregille in the south and Pin and Autoreille in the west.
history
Gézier was first mentioned in a document in the 12th century. The place name is probably of Celtic origin and means something like wooded area . In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in that part of the Bailliage d'Amont . The Lords of Oiselay held local rule from the beginning of the 14th century. Fontenelay, formerly Fontelenay, is mentioned for the first time in 1137. It formed a grangie of Acey Monastery. Together with Franche-Comté , Gézier and Fontenelay finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. In 1824 Gézier merged with the previously independent Fontelenay (1821: 32 inhabitants) to form a double community and then bore the name Gezier-et-Fontelenay . It was not until 1992 that the municipality was renamed Gézier-et-Fontenelay. Since 2002, Gézier-et-Fontenelay has been a member of the Communauté de communes de la Vallée de l'Ognon, comprising 15 localities .
Attractions
The church of Gézier originally dates back to a building from the 12th century. After a major fire, it was rebuilt in 1836. It houses a wealth of furnishings, including altars from the 18th century, statuettes and grave slabs.
The Château de Gézier dates from the late 17th century and was built on the foundations of a 12th century mansion. Three fountains from the 19th century have been preserved, the lavoir with the parish hall (Mairie) being one of the sights. In Fontenelay are the ruins of the grangie of the Acey monastery.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 115 |
| 1968 | 113 |
| 1975 | 124 |
| 1982 | 117 |
| 1990 | 119 |
| 1999 | 142 |
With 211 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Gézier-et-Fontenelay is one of the small communities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (328 people were counted in 1891), slight population growth has been recorded since the beginning of the 1990s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Gézier-et-Fontenelay was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Today there are some local small businesses. In the last few decades the village has transformed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who go to work in the larger towns in the area and in the Besançon agglomeration.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Étuz to Gy. The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around 15 km away. There are other road connections with Montboillon and Pin.
