Ranzenay
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Besançon-1 | |
| Community association | Grand Besançon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 11 ' N , 5 ° 57' E | |
| height | 226-372 m | |
| surface | 3.66 km 2 | |
| Residents | 352 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 96 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25320 | |
| INSEE code | 25477 | |
Rancenay is a French municipality with 352 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Ranzenay is located at 252 m , about eight kilometers southwest of the city of Besançon (beeline). The village extends on the western edge of the Jura , on a saddle of the Jura ridge, north of the Doube valley .
The area of the 3.66 km² municipal area covers a section of the Doubstal. The central part of the area is occupied by the approximately 500 to 700 m wide, flat valley low of the Doubs. In addition to the river, there is also the Rhine-Rhône Canal in the valley , which has a lock at Rancenay. The steep slope south of the Doube valley also belongs to the municipality. To the north, the community area extends over the elongated ridge of the castle hill of Montferrand and the height of Rancenay, which from a geological and tectonic point of view belong to the system of the Jura ridge, to the adjacent slightly undulating landscape west of Besançon. With 372 m, the highest point of Rancenay is reached on this ridge.
The hamlet Double-Écluse ( 230 m ) near the lock systems on the south side of the Doube valley belongs to Rancenay . Neighboring municipalities of Rancenay are Avanne-Aveney in the north, Larnod in the east, Busy in the south and Montferrand-le-Château in the west.
history
The first written mention of Rancenay took place in the 10th century. In the Middle Ages, the village first belonged to the lordship of Montferrand, then to the Gauthiot family, before it came to the Jesuit College of Besançon in 1629. Together with Franche-Comté , Rancenay finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
In the open field east of the village stands the Notre-Dame des Champs church, which originally dates from the 14th century and was extensively restored from 1833 to 1834. The bell tower is dated to 1725.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 97 |
| 1968 | 105 |
| 1975 | 163 |
| 1982 | 180 |
| 1990 | 181 |
| 1999 | 250 |
| 2016 | 322 |
With 352 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Rancenay is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (143 people were still counted in 1886), a significant increase in population has been recorded since the beginning of the 1950s. Since then, the number of inhabitants has tripled.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Rancenay was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and dairy farming). In addition, there are now some local small businesses. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work in the Besançon agglomeration.
The village is located away from the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Avanne-Aveney to Montferrand-le-Château. The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around ten kilometers away.
