Montigny-lès-Vesoul
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Vesoul-1 | |
| Community association | Vesoul | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 38 ' N , 6 ° 4' E | |
| height | 212-308 m | |
| surface | 6.47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 660 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 102 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70000 | |
| INSEE code | 70363 | |
| Website | http://www.montigny-les-vesoul.eu/ | |
 Fountain in the courtyard of the Abbaye de Montigny-lès-Vesoul |
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Montigny-lès-Vesoul is a commune in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Montigny-lès-Vesoul is located at an altitude of 220 m above sea level, about seven kilometers west of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the central part of the department, slightly elevated on the northern edge of the basin of the Durgeon , at the southern foot of Mont l'Essart.
The area of the 6.47 km² large municipality includes a section in the area of the Vesoul basin. The southern border mostly runs along the Durgeon, which flows with several turns through a valley about one kilometer wide to the southwest. The lowland lies at an average of 215 m and is mainly used for agriculture. The community area extends northward from the valley low over a relatively steep slope to the plateau of Montigny (250 m on average). This plateau consists of an alternating layer of calcareous and sandy-marl sediments from the Middle Jurassic and the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ). To the northeast, this plateau rises slightly to the predominantly wooded ridge of Mont l'Essart , on which the highest point of Montigny-lès-Vesoul is reached at 308 m.
Neighboring municipalities of Montigny-lès-Vesoul are Scye and Grattery in the north, Vaivre-et-Montoille in the east, Chariez in the south and Pontcey and Vauchoux in the west.
history
Montigny is first mentioned in a document in 1213. In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . In 1286 a Poor Clare ( Abbaye des Dames Nobles ) was founded at the instigation of Héloise de Joinville . This was damaged several times over the years: in 1356 and 1437 by the Grandes Compagnies and in 1595 by troops from Tremblecourt. Montigny itself was plundered and pillaged by French troops in 1477 and by troops of Duke Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar during the Thirty Years War . As a result, Montigny was repopulated by a colony of settlers from Savoy . Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Montigny-lès-Vesoul is a member of the 19 localities community association Communauté de communes de l'agglomération de Vesoul .
Attractions
The parish church of Saint-Laurent was rebuilt in 1726 and extensively restored in 1860. It has rich furniture from the 18th century, including the high altar, as well as numerous tombstones. The Abbaye de Montigny-lès-Vesoul Poor Clare was rebuilt after a major fire in 1686 by the middle of the 18th century. The convent buildings form an impressive ensemble around the church, which was rebuilt in 1735 and houses a high altar from 1768. In the area of the church there are several crosses that are dated to the years 1592 and 1622.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 204 |
| 1968 | 252 |
| 1975 | 365 |
| 1982 | 459 |
| 1990 | 496 |
| 1999 | 538 |
| 2006 | 626 |
With 660 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Montigny-lès-Vesoul is one of the smaller communities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (313 were still counted in 1881), the population has continued to grow since the early 1960s. Since then, the number of inhabitants has tripled.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Montigny-lès-Vesoul was predominantly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding). Today there are various 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 Vesoul agglomeration.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Port-sur-Saône to Vaivre-et-Montoille. Another road connection exists with Chariez.
