Quingey

Quingey is a commune and former canton seat in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Quingey
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Quingey
Quingey
Quingey
Coordinates: 47°06′15″N 5°53′01″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
ArrondissementBesançon
CantonSaint-Vit
IntercommunalityLoue-Lison
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Sarah Faivre
Area
1
8.55 km2 (3.30 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,430
 • Density170/km2 (430/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
25475 /25440
Elevation259–522 m (850–1,713 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Quingey lies 20 km (12 mi) southwest of Besançon and 30 km (19 mi) east of Dole in the department of Jura.

The commune is at the western extremity of the department of Doubs, a dozen km from the department of Jura. The river Loue runs through it. On the north is the valley of the Doubs River, the vast forests of Chaux and the Val d'Amour lie on the west, the mountains of Salins on the south, and the valley of the Lison on the east.

As the Loue traverses this alluvial plain, it is barred by numerous natural dams. The plain is surrounded by peaks between 470 m and 850 (the Mont Poupet).

History

Situated on the Roman road between Lyon and Strasbourg, its history goes back to the third century.

The last vestiges of its fortifications were destroyed in 1823, but the bridge over the Loue dates from 1590. It was slightly rebuilt in 1844.

Pope Calistus II was born in Quingey in c. 1065.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962836—    
1968854+2.2%
1975936+9.6%
1982920−1.7%
1990980+6.5%
19991,049+7.0%
20081,274+21.4%
20121,366+7.2%

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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