Valentigney
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Montbeliard | |
| Canton | Valentigney | |
| Community association | Pays de Montbéliard agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 28 ′ N , 6 ° 50 ′ E | |
| height | 317-440 m | |
| surface | 9.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 10,714 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,100 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25700 | |
| INSEE code | 25580 | |
| Website | www.ville-valentigney.fr | |
 Mairie Valentigney |
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Valentigney is a French municipality with 10,714 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It is the capital of the canton of Valentigney in the arrondissement of Montbéliard . Valentigney is now the third largest city in the Montbéliard agglomeration.
geography
Valentigney is located at 325 m , about six kilometers southeast of the city of Montbéliard (as the crow flies). The city extends south of the basin of Montbéliard, on the left bank of the Doubs , which flows here in a wide arc around the heights of the Bois de Voujeaucourt, on the northern edge of the foothills of the Jura .
The area of the 9.74 km² municipal area includes a section of the Doubstal on the edge of the Jura. The Doubs describes a wide arc around the wooded plateau of the Bois de Voujeaucourt and reaches the Montbéliard basin north of the city. It forms the municipal boundary in the south, in the east (with the exception of a short section of the route) and in the north. The flat valley floor is generally 1 to 1.5 kilometers wide and averages 325 m.
From the course of the river, the community area extends westward over the wide valley and a relatively steep slope to the adjacent high plateau with the heights of Mont Roussot ( 402 m ) and Bois du Fouré ( 425 m ). This plateau continues to the west in the Bois de Voujeaucourt (370 to 400 m). To the south of the Doubsbogen is the Bois du Vernois ( 367 m ). A small part of the municipality lies east of the Doubs and includes the steep eastern valley slope with the forest area Le Bannot . At 440 m , the highest point in Valentigney is reached on the edge of the Bondeval plateau, a foothill of the Table Jura .
Various districts belong to Valentigney:
- Les Buis ( 350 m ) on the northeastern roof of the Bois de Voujeaucourt plateau, above the Doubstal opposite Audincourt
- Sous Roches ( 323 m ) in the Doubstal
- Villers-la-Boissière ( 327 m ) on the western edge of the Doube valley at the foot of Mont Roussot
- Pezole ( 348 m ) in an elevated position on the south- eastern slope of the Bois du Fouré
- Les Longines ( 327 m ) in the Doubstal
- Cités Blanches ( 330 m ) on the right side of the Doubs at the foot of the Bondeval plateau
Today almost the entire valley floor of the Doubs has been built over, with various smaller open spaces between the groups of buildings. The settlement area of Valentigney has grown together almost completely with those of Audincourt and Mandeure.
Neighboring communities of Valentigney are Audincourt in the north and east, Seloncourt and Bondeval in the east, Mandeure in the south and Mathay and Voujeaucourt in the west.
history
The earliest traces of human presence in the municipality of Valentigney date back to the Bronze Age (Abri Payot de la Baume). Even during Roman times there were settlements in the valley thanks to its proximity to Epomanduodurum (Mandeure).
Valentigney was first mentioned in a document in the 12th century. Since the Middle Ages Valentigney belonged to the domain of the Counts of Montbéliard. They introduced the Reformation in 1541 . With the annexation of the county of Württemberg-Mömpelgard (Montbéliard) , the village finally came into French hands in 1793.
Until the middle of the 19th century, Valentigney was a predominantly agricultural community. Then a rapid development into an industrial location began. The Peugeot and Japy families were in charge. Peugeot set up a steel and rolling mill, which over the years switched to the manufacture of all kinds of hardware (especially saws and tools) to the production of bicycles and accessories for the automotive industry. The automotive industry was later relocated to Audincourt and Sochaux . Japy became very important as a spinning mill and textile factory. The crisis in the industry began in 1965 with the decline of the textile factories and continued into the 1970s with the Peugeot factories. This led to a diversification of the industry and the establishment of new branches. Today Valentigney is part of the Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération municipal association .
population
With 10,714 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Valentigney is one of the largest municipalities in the Doubs department. From 1850 to 1930 the population showed a continuous growth. This was followed by a period of stagnation that lasted until the mid-1950s. From around 1955, strong growth set in again (the number of residents doubled within eight years), so that by 1960 the population exceeded the 10,000-inhabitant limit. With almost 15,000 inhabitants, the previous high was reached in the mid-1970s. The economic crisis and the restructuring of industry in the Pays de Montbéliard from 1975 to 1990 led to many workers and families moving away. As a result, there has been a significant population decline. The downward trend continues to this day. Since the peak, Valentigney has lost about 3,500 residents, a 23% decrease.
| Population development | ||||||||
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| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 11,241 | 12,895 | 14,894 | 14,362 | 13,133 | 12,486 | 11,531 | 10,381 |
Attractions
The Lutheran Church (Église luthérienne | Temple protestant) was rebuilt from 1892 to 1893 according to plans by Charles-Frédéric Surleau with financial support from industrial families . The stained glass windows were donated by father and son Schlumberger from Belfort in 1893, with the exception of the two in the transept financed by the widow Beyer from Besançon. The organ was donated in 1897 by Elisabeth Peugeot, daughter of Armand Peugeot . The current Lutheran Church is already the third place of worship of its kind in the chronological order. Catholics gather for services in the Church of St. Michael (Église Saint-Michel) .
The Musée de la paysannerie et des vieux métiers , which shows the rural life of the former Valentigney , is located in a former farmhouse, which originally dates from 1766 and was enlarged in 1896 .
Economy and Infrastructure
Around the middle of the 19th century, Valentigney developed into an industrial community. The industrial and commercial areas are concentrated in the valley level along the Doubs, especially on the right side of the valley opposite the old town center. After the closure of various factories in the 1970s, the industry diversified and industrial zones that were no longer in use were given new uses. The metalworking and vehicle industries (Peugeot and Faurecia ) continue to play an important role in Valentigney. The products include the manufacture of tools, bicycles, accessories for vehicle construction (in particular automatic transmissions, axles, exhaust pipes). Together with the municipality of Voujeaucourt, Valentigney shares the test center and the slopes for the Peugeot group in the Bois de Voujeaucourt. Other important branches of industry include the construction industry and micromechanics. There are also numerous companies in the service sector, as well as various large shopping centers, specialist shops and numerous retail stores for everyday needs. Valentigney is home to two colleges and a grammar school.
Although the village is not crossed by a major thoroughfare, it is still easily accessible from the main road N437, which runs on the eastern side of the Doubs from Audincourt to Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around 5 km away. Other road connections exist with Voujeaucourt, Mathay and Seloncourt. Valentigney is connected to the city of Montbéliard and the surrounding communities by several bus routes.
Sports
The AS Valentigney was in the decades between the world wars, the dominant football club in the region - before the FC Sochaux took its crown with the introduction of professionalism that rank - and possessed with the Stade des Longines from 1920 one of the best equipped venues in France. In 1926 she even reached the final of the French Cup .
Personalities
- Georges Boillot (1884–1916), racing car driver and fighter pilot in the First World War
- Jules Goux (1885–1965), racing car driver
- Roland Peugeot (1926-2016), French industrialist
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 1296-1312.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Cf. “Valentigney: l'église luthérienne” , on: Les temples ou églises luthériennes de France , accessed on January 24, 2016.