Quincy-le-Viscount

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Quincy-le-Viscount
Quincy-le-Vicomte (France)
Quincy-le-Viscount
region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Côte-d'Or
Arrondissement Montbard
Canton Montbard
Community association Montbardois
Coordinates 47 ° 37 ′  N , 4 ° 15 ′  E Coordinates: 47 ° 37 ′  N , 4 ° 15 ′  E
height 202-354 m
surface 19.03 km 2
Residents 211 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 11 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 21500
INSEE code 21518

Quincy-le-Vicomte is a French municipality with 211 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the Côte-d'Or department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté (before 2016 Burgundy ). It belongs to the arrondissement of Montbard and to the Montbardois community association founded in 2005 . The inhabitants are called Quincyssois .

geography

Quincy-le-Vicomte is located on the Armançon River , roughly halfway between the cities of Dijon and Auxerre and about nine kilometers southwest of the arrondissement capital of Montbard . In the northwest of the municipality, the small river Ruisseau de Bornant forms the border with the Yonne department . Quincy-le-Vicomte is surrounded by the neighboring communities of Rougemont in the north, Buffon in the northeast, Quincerot in the east, Saint-Germain-lès-Senailly in the southeast, Senailly in the south, Fain-lès-Moutiers in the southwest, Bierry-les-Belles- Fontaines in the west and Aisy-sur-Armançon in the northwest.

Place name

During the revolutionary period of the National Assembly (1792–1795) the municipality was called Quincy-sur-Armançon .

Population development

year 1962 1968 1975 1982 1990 1999 2006 2016
Residents 230 209 183 171 172 193 193 208
Sources: Cassini and INSEE

Attractions

  • Saint-Martin church with a 12th century choir
  • Ensemble of castle, castle park, pond, old lavoir and fountain

Economy and Infrastructure

In the municipality of Quincy-le-Vicomte there are seven farms (cereals and livestock).

Quincy-le-Vicomte is off the national traffic axes. The nearby city of Montbard is a local road transport hub and has a train station on the Paris – Marseille railway line .

supporting documents

  1. ↑ data on cassini.ehess.fr (French)
  2. ↑ Quincy-le-Vicomte on cassini.ehess.fr (French)
  3. ↑ Quincy-le-Viscount on INSEE
  4. ↑ Quincy-le-Vicomte on cc-montbardois.fr (French)
  5. ↑ Farms on annuaire-mairie.fr (French)

Web links

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