Onay (Haute-Saône)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Gray | |
| Community association | Val de Gray | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 23 ' N , 5 ° 41' E | |
| height | 206-248 m | |
| surface | 6.68 km 2 | |
| Residents | 60 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70100 | |
| INSEE code | 70394 | |
Onay is a commune in the Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Onay is located at an altitude of 225 m above sea level, ten kilometers southeast of Gray and about 30 kilometers northwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the southwest of the department, in the plain of Gray, on the edge of the Tenise valley, on the western edge of the Bois de Grilley .
The area of the 6.68 km² municipal area comprises a section of the gently undulating landscape between the valley plains of Saône in the north and Ognon in the south. From east to west, the area is crossed by the Tenise valley, which drains the river into the Saône and is a maximum of one kilometer wide. The valley is flanked on both sides by the plateau, which extends west of the Monts de Gy and averages 235 m. It is subdivided by the valleys of various short side streams of the Tenise. The plateau is made up of sediments from the Tertiary and Cretaceous periods and is partly used for agriculture, partly as a forest. On the hill north of the village, the highest point of Onay is reached at 248 m. In the east, the municipal soil extends into the Bois de Grilley (up to 245 m). To the north it extends into the forest of the Forêt des Hauts Bois (communal forest of Gray) and into the headwaters of the Dhuys, a left tributary of the Morthe .
Neighboring communities of Onay are Velesmes-Échevanne in the north, Velloreille-lès-Choye in the east, Cugney and Venère in the south and Champtonnay and Cresancey in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages Onay belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . The existence of the Onay estate has been documented since 1297 and was then owned by Clémence de Vienne. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
A stone bridge, which was built in the 17th century, leads over the Tenise.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 69 |
| 1968 | 67 |
| 1975 | 69 |
| 1982 | 71 |
| 1990 | 69 |
| 1999 | 75 |
With 60 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Onay is one of the smallest municipalities in the Haute-Saône department. Throughout the 20th century, the population ranged between 54 and 97 people.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Onay was mainly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Outside the primary sector there are few jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the larger towns in the area and in the Besançon agglomeration.
The village is located off the main thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Velesmes-Échevanne to Champtonnay. Further road connections exist with Venère and Cugney.
