La Tour-de-Sçay
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Baume-les-Dames | |
| Community association | Doubs Baumois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 23 ' N , 6 ° 14' E | |
| height | 253-495 m | |
| surface | 8.82 km 2 | |
| Residents | 297 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 34 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25640 | |
| INSEE code | 25566 | |
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La Tour-de-Sçay is a French municipality with 297 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
La Tour-de-Sçay is located at 291 m , about 22 kilometers northeast of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends on the edge of a plain that connects to the south of the Ognon valley , at the northern foot of Mont Bichoux, one of the extreme northwestern mountain ranges of the Jura .
The area of the 8.82 km² municipal area covers a section of the undulating landscape between the river valleys of Doubs and Ognon. The northern part of the area is occupied by a plateau, which averages 280 m and is slightly inclined to the north. While the immediate vicinity of the village consists of arable and meadow land, the forest area of the Bois de la Bussière extends to the north . To the south, the community area extends over a slope subdivided by several valleys onto the broad ridge of Mont Bichoux , on which the highest elevation of La Tour-de-Sçay is reached at 495 m. On its northern slope there are also large forest areas, namely the Bois de la Côte du Mont , the Grand Bois and the Bois Haut .
The hamlet of Le Verjoulot ( 305 m ) in a valley basin at the north foot of Mont Bichoux belongs to La Tour-de-Sçay . Neighboring municipalities of La Tour-de-Sçay are Rigney , Germondans and Flagey-Rigney in the north, Cendrey in the east, Villers-Grélot , Pouligney-Lusans and Corcelle-Mieslot in the south and Rignosot in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, La Tour-de-Sçay was a fiefdom of the Montbozon dominion . Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today La Tour-de-Sçay is part of the Doubs Baumois municipal association .
Attractions
The single-nave Saint-Pierre-et-Paul church was built in 1771 in the classical style. La Tour-de-Sçay also has a country chapel and an oratoire.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 143 |
| 1968 | 141 |
| 1975 | 199 |
| 1982 | 207 |
| 1990 | 219 |
| 1999 | 222 |
| 2004 | 242 |
| 2004 | 296 |
With 297 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), La Tour-de-Sçay is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (308 people were still counted in 1891), population growth has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, La Tour-de-Sçay was predominantly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Today there are also various local small business and retail 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 located off the main thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Besançon to Rougemont . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around twelve kilometers away.
