Quingey Explained

Quingey
Commune Status:Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:Blason ville fr Quingey.svg
Coordinates:47.1042°N 5.8836°W
Insee:25475
Postal Code:25440
Arrondissement:Besançon
Canton:Saint-Vit
Mayor:Sarah Faivre[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:Loue-Lison
Elevation Min M:259
Elevation Max M:522
Area Km2:8.55

Quingey (in French pronounced as /kɛ̃ʒɛ/) is a commune and former canton seat in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Geography

Quingey lies 20km (10miles) southwest of Besançon and 30km (20miles) 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 river Doubs, 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

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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. 2 December 2020. fr.