La Vèze
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Besançon-5 | |
| Community association | Grand Besançon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 13 ' N , 6 ° 4' E | |
| height | 386-470 m | |
| surface | 5.27 km 2 | |
| Residents | 455 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 86 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25660 | |
| INSEE code | 25611 | |
 Church of the Nativity of John the Baptist |
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La Vèze is a French municipality with 455 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
La Vèze is located at 391 m , about four kilometers southeast of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the western Jura , on the so-called first plateau on the western edge of the Marais de Saône marshland, at the southern foot of the Jura ridge.
The area of the 5.27 km² large municipality covers a section of the western French Jura. The main part of the area is occupied by the wide first Jura plateau, which is an average of 390 m. It forms a wide basin with no above-ground drainage. This depression is predominantly made up of meadow and arable land, partly also of forest. In the east, La Vèze has a share in the Marais de Saône . To the south the plateau in the Bois d'Aglans rises slightly to 440 m. In the north, the municipal area extends to the level of the Jura ridge, which connects to the Doubstal to the south . The highest point of La Vèze is reached here at 470 m.
La Vèze includes the hamlet of La Grande Combe ( 425 m ) south of the Bois d'Aglans and a few individual farms. Neighboring municipalities of La Vèze are Morre in the north, Saône in the east, Tarcenay-Foucherans and Mérey-sous-Montrond in the south and Fontain in the west.
history
La Vèze was first mentioned in a document in 1233 under the name Vèzia . Over time, the spelling changed via Vizia (1251), Vezia (1261) and La Vèse (1417) to today's name La Vèze, which is first recorded in 1547. The village has belonged to the city of Besançon since the Middle Ages. Together with Franche-Comté , it came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. It was not until 1835 that La Vèze was separated from Besançon and made an independent municipality.
Attractions
The village church of La Vèze was built at the end of the 19th century. The rectory dates from the 18th century.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 203 |
| 1968 | 244 |
| 1975 | 273 |
| 1982 | 368 |
| 1990 | 400 |
| 1999 | 437 |
| 2004 | 448 |
| 2016 | 443 |
With 455 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), La Vèze is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (332 people were counted in 1881), a marked increase in population has been recorded since the early 1960s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, La Vèze was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. In addition, there are some small businesses today. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area, especially in Besançon.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is close to the RN 57 main road that connects Besançon with Pontarlier . The Besançon bypass will be opened soon, which will join the N57 at La Vèze. Further road connections exist with Montfaucon , Saône, Mérey-sous-Montrond and Fontain. The airport of Besançon-La Vèze is located southeast of La Vèze, mainly in the municipality of Saône.
