Sancey-le-Grand
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| local community | Sancey | |
| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Montbeliard | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 18 ' N , 6 ° 35' E | |
| Post Code | 25430 | |
| Former INSEE code | 25529 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| Website | www.sancey.fr | |
Sancey-le-Grand was a municipality in the French department of Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté . Sancey-le-Grand is part of the municipality of Sancey and was the southern part of the town of Sancey-l'Église, which was divided into the municipalities of Sancey-le-Long and Sancey-le-Grand.
geography
Sancey-le-Grand is at 510 m, about 29 kilometers southwest of the city of Montbéliard (as the crow flies). The former street village extends in the Jura , on the southern edge of the basin of Sancey (Vallon de Sancey) between the heights of the Lomont chain in the north and the high plateaus in the south.
The area of the 23.55 km² former municipal area covers a section of the French Jura. The northern part of the area is occupied by the Sancey Basin, which is approximately 5 km long and 4 km wide and averages 480 m. It is mostly made up of arable and meadow land. The area is drained by the Ruisseau de Voitre , which seeps into the karst subsoil in the west of the basin. The basin is bounded in the north by the height of Orve (up to 640 m), in the west by Mont de Vey .
To the south, a 100 to 150 m high step, the upper edge of which is crowned by a limestone band in various places, leads over to the next higher Jura plateau (on average at 650 m). This level of terrain is divided into a series of protrusions by various valleys, including those of the Bois des Rachênes and the Bois de l'Ouche (on the eastern border). In the extreme south, the community area extends into the valley furrow of the Combe Georgeot and the slopes of Peu de Laviron and Forêt de Millery . At 800 m, the highest point of Sancey-le-Grand is reached on the northern slope of the Peu de Laviron.
In addition to the main town of the same name, the municipality of Sancey-le-Grand also includes various hamlets and numerous individual farms, including:
- Voitre (480 m) in the middle of the Sancey basin
- Sancey-l'Église (southern part; 500 m) in the Sancey basin at the northwestern foot of the Bois de l'Ouche
- Teigne (650 m) on the Bois des Rachênes plateau
- Juvillers (690 m) on a plateau at the northern foot of the Peu de Laviron
Neighboring municipalities of the municipality of Sancey-le-Grand were Chazot , Orve and Sancey-le-Long in the north, Surmont in the east, Laviron in the south and Landresse , Ouvans , Vellevans and Randevillers in the west.
history
The church of Saint-Martin de Tour in Sancey-le-Grand was first mentioned in 1120. In the Middle Ages, Sancey-le-Grand belonged to the Passavant rule , which came under the sovereignty of the Counts of Montbéliard in the 14th century. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
The municipality of Sancey-le-Grand merged with Sancey-le-Long on January 1, 2016 to form the new municipality of Sancey.
Attractions
The church of Saint-Martin in Sancey-le-Grand was given its present form when it was rebuilt in the 15th and 16th centuries, which was restored and changed several times in the following centuries. The choir shows Gothic styles. The rich interior includes the pulpit and wood carvings from the 18th century. In the village there is the chapel of the Blessed Virgin Mary. Another chapel is in the hamlet of Voitre. Various farmhouses in the traditional Franche-Comté style have been preserved in the old town center, some of which date from the 16th century. Today only a few ruins are evidence of the former manor house.
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population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 786 |
| 1968 | 753 |
| 1975 | 839 |
| 1982 | 1020 |
| 1990 | 1091 |
| 1999 | 1021 |
| 2006 | 1001 |
| 2013 | 930 |
With 930 inhabitants most recently (as of January 1, 2013), Sancey-le-Grand was one of the smaller communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (889 people were still counted in 1896), a significant increase in population was recorded, especially during the 1970s. Since the beginning of the 1990s, however, the population has been falling again slightly.
Economy and Infrastructure
Sancey-le-Grand now performs its function as a small center for the surrounding area. It is the location of numerous small and medium-sized businesses, especially in the plastics processing, electronics, precision mechanics, construction and wood processing industries. There are also many retail shops and a supermarket. Thanks to the large municipal area, agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing, dairy farming and cattle breeding) and forestry still play a certain role.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares at the junction of the departmental roads that lead from Besançon to Maîche and from L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs to Pierrefontaine-les-Varans . Another road connection exists with Surmont. The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around 18 kilometers away.
Personalities
- Just-Émile Vernet (1894–1991), French racing car driver and racing car designer
