Quingey

French commune
nomcommune=Quingey
Place de la mairie


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insee=25475
cp=25440
région=Franche-Comté
département=Doubs
arrondissement=Besançon
canton=Quingey
maire=Jacques Breuil
mandat=2008-2014
intercomm=Canton de Quingey
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alt maxi=522 m
km²=8.55
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Quingey is a commune in the Doubs department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is the seat of a canton.

Geography

Quingey lies 20 km southwest of Besançon and 30 km 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.

Demographics

Démographie
1962= 836
1968= 854
1975= 936
1982= 920
1990= 980
1999= 1049
2004= 1061
sansdoublescomptes= 1962|source=INSEE [ [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=25475&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Quingey sur le site de l'Insee] ]

ee also

*Communes of the Doubs department

References

* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon
* [http://www.routedescommunes.com/departement-25-commune-439.html Quingey on the intercommunal Web site of the region] fr icon