Pirey
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region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
Department | Doubs | |
Arrondissement | Besançon | |
Canton | Besançon-2 | |
Community association | Grand Besançon | |
Coordinates | 47 ° 16 ' N , 5 ° 58' E | |
height | 260-370 m | |
surface | 6.67 km 2 | |
Residents | 2,066 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 310 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 25480 | |
INSEE code | 25454 | |
Mairie Pirey |
Pirey is a French commune with 2,066 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Pirey is located at 305 m, about six kilometers northwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the gently undulating landscape between the rivers of Doubs (in the south) and Ognon (in the north) northwest of the Fort des Montboucons.
The area of the 6.67 km² municipal area includes a section south of the Ognon. The central part of the area is taken up by the plateau, which connects to the north of the Doubstal and lies at an average of 290 m. The unpopulated area consists of arable and meadow land; to the south is the extensive Bois de la Chaille forest . The plateau of Pirey is flanked in the southeast by the ridge of the Fort des Montboucons, on which the highest elevation of Pirey is reached at 370 m and which forms the southeastern border. To the north, the community area extends over the long hill from Pirey (350 m) to the headwaters of the Lanterne (tributary of the Ognon).
Neighboring municipalities of Pirey are Miserey-Salines in the north, École-Valentin in the east, Besançon in the southeast and Pouilley-les-Vignes in the west.
history
Pirey is first mentioned in 1134 under the name Piré . In the course of time the spelling changed via Pire (1244), Pirei (1316) and Pireyo (1394) to the current name. In the Middle Ages, various gentlemen owned properties in the area of Pirey. In 1674 the place was destroyed by the troops of King Louis XIV during the siege of Besançon . Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The Saint-Martin church was built in 1689 and later extensively restored several times. It has a rich interior , in particular the furniture from the former Couvent de Consolation acquired in 1805.
The mundane sights include the small castle with its corner towers, various houses in the old town center in the traditional Franche-Comté style from the 17th to 19th centuries, several village fountains and the Fort des Montboucons, built from 1874 to 1879, which runs the streets of Besançon after Gray and Vesoul secured.
population
Population development | |
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year | Residents |
1962 | 404 |
1968 | 459 |
1975 | 818 |
1982 | 1055 |
1990 | 1234 |
1999 | 1441 |
2006 | 1694 |
2016 | 2049 |
With 2066 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Pirey is one of the medium-sized communities in the Doubs department. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been in the range between 290 and 340 people, a striking population growth has been recorded since the beginning of the 1960s. Since then, the number of inhabitants has more than quadrupled.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Pirey was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding). Today there are various small and medium-sized businesses. Since the 1970s, a commercial zone has developed south of the village along the main road. Around 65 companies from the micromechanics, machine tool construction and metal processing industries have settled here. There are also numerous retail establishments. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who go to work in the Besançon agglomeration.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is located on a departmental road that leads from Franois to École-Valentin. The closest connection to the A36 motorway , which crosses the municipality, is about five kilometers away. Other road connections exist with Besançon, Pouilley-les-Vignes and Miserey-Salines.