Quingey

Quingey
Commune

Town hall

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Quingey

Coordinates: 47°06′15″N 5°53′01″E / 47.1042°N 5.8836°E / 47.1042; 5.8836Coordinates: 47°06′15″N 5°53′01″E / 47.1042°N 5.8836°E / 47.1042; 5.8836
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Besançon
Canton Saint-Vit
Intercommunality Canton of Quingey
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacques Breuil (Socialist Party)
Area1 8.55 km2 (3.30 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 1,366
 • Density 160/km2 (410/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 25475 /25440
Elevation 259–522 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.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

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.

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%

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