Montagney
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Marnay | |
| Community association | Val Marnaysia | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 17 ′ N , 5 ° 40 ′ E | |
| height | 192-282 m | |
| surface | 9.21 km 2 | |
| Residents | 514 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 56 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70140 | |
| INSEE code | 70353 | |
Montagney is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Montagney is at an altitude of 238 m above sea level, seven kilometers east of Pesmes and about 28 kilometers west of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the south of the department, on the plateau that borders the valley of the Ognon to the north .
The area of the 9.21 km² municipal area includes a section of the lower Ognon Valley. The southern border always runs along the Ognon. This flows here with several turns to the west through an alluvial plain , which has a width of about two kilometers and averages 195 m. It is mainly used for agriculture. From the course of the river, the community area extends northward over the valley floor and an approximately 20 m high step onto the adjacent, slightly undulating plateau. These hills are made up of tertiary sediments . The area with arable and meadow land is subdivided by the valleys of the Ruisseau de Montagney and its side stream. At the height of Motey visits, the highest point of Montagney is reached at 282 m. To the north, the communal soil extends into the wooded area of the Bois Riand .
The neighboring communities of Montagney are Valay and Motey visits in the north, Sornay in the east, Vitreux and Bresilley in the south and Bard-lès-Pesmes and Chaumercenne in the west.
history
Montagney was founded in the early Middle Ages and probably destroyed for the first time in the 8th century. In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in that part of the Bailliage d'Amont . The local rule was held by the Choye barony. In 1214 a bridge over the Ognon is mentioned. Together with Franche-Comté , Montagney finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Montagney is a member of the community association Communauté de communes du Val de Pesmes, which comprises 18 localities .
Attractions
The single-nave village church with two side chapels was rebuilt in the 18th century and is richly decorated , including a stone statue of the Blessed Virgin and Child from the 14th century. The rectory is flanked by two turrets.
In the old town center, numerous houses from the 16th to 18th centuries have been preserved, which show the traditional style of the Haute-Saône.
The Tour de Santans, a square fortified tower crowned with battlements, dates back to the 16th century and was restored in the 19th century.
The lavoir , whose fountain is in a temple with six columns, was built in 1844.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 309 |
| 1968 | 320 |
| 1975 | 336 |
| 1982 | 405 |
| 1990 | 383 |
| 1999 | 403 |
With 514 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Montagney 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 (there were still 523 people counted in 1906), population growth has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1970s.
Personalities
- Pierre-François Percy (1754–1825), surgeon and military doctor
Economy and Infrastructure
Montagney was until well into the 20th century a village dominated 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 department road that leads from Marnay to Pesmes. The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around 15 kilometers away. Other road connections exist with Bresilley, Bard-lès-Pesmes and Motey visits.
