Pusey
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Vesoul-1 | |
| Community association | Vesoul | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 39 ′ N , 6 ° 8 ′ E | |
| height | 213-266 m | |
| surface | 8.18 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,474 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 180 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70000 | |
| INSEE code | 70428 | |
 Mairie Pusey |
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Pusey is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the Vesoul agglomeration .
geography
Pusey is located at an altitude of 231 m above sea level, about five kilometers northwest of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the central part of the department, in the Vesoul basin, north of the broad valley of the Durgeon .
The area of the 8.18 km² municipal area includes a section in the area of the Vesoul basin. The southern border runs in the middle of the alluvial plain of the Durgeon, which provides drainage to the west to the Saône . The plain is on average 215 m and has a width of around four kilometers. From the valley floor, the municipal area extends northwards to the adjacent plateau, which is subdivided by the lowland of the Ruisseau de la Vaugine . At 266 m, the highest point of Pusey is reached in the northwest. From a geological and tectonic point of view, the terrain consists of alternating layers of sandy-marly and calcareous sediments from the lower Jurassic period .
Neighboring communities of Pusey are Charmoille and Pusy-et-Épenoux in the north, Vesoul in the east, Vaivre-et-Montoille in the south and Grattery in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages Pusey belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . The local rulership was held first by the Viscount of Vesoul, later by the Lords of Faucogney. In the further course Pusey passed into the possession of the lordship Port-sur-Saône and was subordinate to the Bauffremont from 1570 to 1770. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. In the 18th and 19th centuries the place was known for its horse breeding. Today Pusey is a member of the 19 localities community association Communauté de communes de l'agglomération de Vesoul .
Attractions
The village church of Saint-Maurice in Pusey was rebuilt in 1688. Only sparse remains of the previous medieval building from the 11th century are visible. She owns a painting by Gustave Courtois, a wooden crucifix (18th century) and a porphyry high altar. The town center is characterized by various houses from the 18th and 19th centuries, which show the characteristic style of the Haute-Saône.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 376 |
| 1968 | 364 |
| 1975 | 519 |
| 1982 | 826 |
| 1990 | 912 |
| 1999 | 1.106 |
| 2006 | 1,392 |
With 1,474 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Pusey is one of the medium-sized municipalities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (507 people were counted in 1896), strong population growth has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1970s. Since then, the number of inhabitants has more than tripled.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until the 20th century, Pusey was predominantly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding). Since the 1970s, more and more commercial and industrial companies have set up shop along the main traffic routes. There are numerous companies in the precision engineering, metal processing, construction and various retail businesses. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who go to work in the other villages of the Vesoul agglomeration.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is connected to the national road network with the main roads N19 ( Belfort - Vesoul - Langres ) and N57 (Vesoul - Besançon ). The N19 has been expanded to four lanes in the Pusey area and relieves the village center of through traffic. There are other road connections with Vaivre-et-Montoille and Pusy . Pusey is connected to the city of Vesoul by a bus line.
Personalities
- Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800-1882), theologian
- Gustave Courtois (1852-1923), painter
