Gy, Haute-Saône Explained

Gy
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason Gy.svg
Coordinates:47.4069°N 5.8131°W
Insee:70282
Postal Code:70700
Arrondissement:Vesoul
Canton:Marnay
Mayor:Christelle Clement[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Elevation Min M:198
Elevation Max M:380
Area Km2:24.60

Gy (in French pronounced as /ʒi/) is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

History

In 1389, a dispute arose over the rights to mint coins between the Duke of Burgundy, and the Archbishop of Besançon Guillaume de Vergy. The Bishop excommunicated the duke and several companions. In response, the Duke of Burgundy gave siege to the fortresses of Noroy and the castle of Gy. However, the Archbishop escaped via an underground passage and found refuge in Avignon where he excommunicated the count of Burgundy.[2]

By 1801, the population of the town had reached 2,695, and peaked about a decade later. By 1901 it had dropped to 1,621 people and by 2017, only 1,049.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022. fr.
  2. Edouard Clerc, Essai sur l'histoire de la Franche-Comté, tome second, Bintot imprimeur-libraire, Besançon, 1846, p.221.
  3. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/4265429/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017
  4. Louis Suchaux Galerie biographique du département de la Haute-Saône, Volume 1, 1864.
  5. Web site: Noel André Chrysologue . Atlascoelestis.com . 2022-04-22.
  6. Acte de décès numéro 40 du registre des décès de la commune de Gy pour l'année 1885.