Gevigney-et-Mercey
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Jussey | |
| Community association | Hauts du Val de Saône | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 48 ' N , 5 ° 56' E | |
| height | 212-283 m | |
| surface | 19.45 km 2 | |
| Residents | 482 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 25 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70500 | |
| INSEE code | 70267 | |
Gevigney-et-Mercey is a commune in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Gevigney-et-Mercey is located at an altitude of 222 m above sea level, four kilometers southeast of Jussey and about 26 kilometers northwest of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the north-western part of the department in the valley of the Ougeotte on the Ruisseau du Bas des Veaux, west of the Saône valley .
The area of the 19.45 km² municipal area covers a section of the gently undulating landscape west of the upper Saône valley. The northern border runs in the valley of the Ougeotte and further along the Saône. The alluvial lowland is one to two kilometers wide and averages 217 m. In the formerly boggy plain east of Gevigney, the Ougeotte splits into two arms and flows into the Saône at Montureux-lès-Baulay.
To the south, a slowly rising slope leads over to an undulating plateau, which reaches a height of 260 m. In geological and tectonic terms, the area consists of alternating layers of sandy-marl and calcareous sediments from the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ). The terrain is subdivided by the valleys of the Ruisseau de Regeux and the Ruisseau du Bas des Veaux . At 283 m, the highest point in Gevigney-et-Mercey is reached on the summit of the Grivey east of Mercey. The area is mainly used for agriculture.
The double municipality consists of the districts Gevigney (222 m) in the valley of the Ougeotte and Mercey (235 m) in the valley basin of the Ruisseau de Regeux. Neighboring municipalities of Gevigney-et-Mercey are Jussey and Montureux-lès-Baulay in the north, Fouchécourt in the east, Aboncourt-Gesincourt and Lambrey in the south and Augicourt and Bougey in the west.
history
Remains of a Merovingian burial ground on the Champ-de-Pierres corridor indicate an early settlement of the area. In the Middle Ages, both localities belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . Gevigney has been dependent on the castellany Jussey since the 12th century. Mercey, however, was a fiefdom of the Rupt rule . Together with Franche-Comté , both villages came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Since the time of the French Revolution , Gevigney and Mercey formed a double community. Today Gevigney-et-Mercey is a member of the communauté de communes des Vertes Vallées, comprising eight localities .
Attractions
The village church of Gevigney was rebuilt in the 18th century. The valuable furnishings include a Pietà (16th century) as well as paintings and statues from the 17th and 18th centuries. The rectory is housed in a former castle, which has a corner tower from the 16th century.
The center of Gevigney is characterized by several houses from the 17th century that show the traditional style of the Haute-Saône. There are several calvaries and an oratoire from the 18th century in the municipality .
The lavoir , which once served as a wash house and cattle trough, was built in the mid-19th century. Mercey Castle dates from the 18th century.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 478 |
| 1968 | 433 |
| 1975 | 431 |
| 1982 | 458 |
| 1990 | 463 |
| 1999 | 457 |
| 2006 | 460 |
With 482 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Gevigney-et-Mercey is one of the smaller municipalities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (785 people were still counted in 1886), only slight fluctuations have been recorded since the mid-1960s.
Economy and Infrastructure
For a long time, Gevigney-et-Mercey was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding). Today there are various small and medium-sized businesses, mainly in the cable manufacturing, construction and transport industries. Some workers are also commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The place is off the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Jussey to Port-sur-Saône . Further road connections exist with Combeaufontaine and Amance .
