Mérey-Vieilley
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Baume-les-Dames | |
| Community association | Grand Besançon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 20 ' N , 6 ° 4' E | |
| height | 216-600 m | |
| surface | 3.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 147 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 43 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25870 | |
| INSEE code | 25376 | |
 Mairie - Lavoir in Mérey-Vieilley |
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Mérey-Vieilley is a French municipality with 147 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Mérey-Vieilley is located at 284 m , about eleven kilometers north-northeast of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends on a slightly elevated position on the southern edge of the Ognon valley , at the northern foot of the ridge of the Grande Côte below the Fort de la Dame Blanche in the extreme northwest of the Doubs department.
The area of the 3.42 km² large municipal area includes a section of the Ognon Valley. The northern border runs along the Ognon, which flows here with several turns through a flat valley low about two kilometers wide. From the course of the river, the community area extends as a narrow band to the south over the formerly boggy valley floodplain to the adjacent high terrace , which consists of ice-age river deposits. It is predominantly made up of arable and meadow land. Further south, the area extends over a steep slope to the narrow ridge of the Grande Côte . From a geological and tectonic point of view, this ridge forms an anticline , the northern limb of which has largely been eroded by erosion . At 600 m, the highest point of Mérey-Vieilley is reached on the ridge at Fort de la Dame Blanche. A very narrow tip extends down the forest-covered southern slope ( Forêt de Chailluz ) of this ridge.
Neighboring municipalities of Mérey-Vieilley are Buthiers , Perrouse and Cromary in the north, Vieilley in the east, Besançon in the south and Bonnay in the west.
history
Mérey-Vieilley is mentioned for the first time in 1148. In the Middle Ages, Mérey formed its own rule, which was under the sovereignty of the cathedral chapter of Besançon. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Mérey-Vieilley is part of the Grand Besançon municipal association .
Attractions
In the old town center, numerous houses in the characteristic style of Franche-Comté from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved. Only a few remains of the former mansion are visible.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 49 |
| 1968 | 50 |
| 1975 | 50 |
| 1982 | 71 |
| 1990 | 81 |
| 1999 | 100 |
| 2016 | 145 |
With 147 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Mérey-Vieilley is one of the smallest communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (128 people were still counted in 1886), population growth has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1980s. Since then the number of inhabitants has doubled.
Economy and Infrastructure
Mérey-Vieilley was until well into the 20th century a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Even today, the residents live mainly from their work in the first sector. Outside the primary sector there are few jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
The village is off the main thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Devecey to Moncey . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around twelve kilometers away.
