Gy, Haute-Saône

Gy is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Gy
Commune
Church
Coat of arms
Location of Gy
Gy
Gy
Coordinates: 47°24′25″N 5°48′47″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentHaute-Saône
ArrondissementVesoul
CantonMarnay
Area
1
24.60 km2 (9.50 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,049
 • Density43/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
70282 /70700
Elevation198–380 m (650–1,247 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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[3] people and by 2017, only 1,049.[4]

Landmarks
  • The Château de Gyrésidence des archevêques de Besançon
  • Habitat vigneron et vieux bourg médiéval
  • Hôtel de ville de Gy
  • Église Saint-Symphorien de Gy
  • Grande fontaine de Gy
  • Lavoir de Gy

Notable people
  • Claude-Antoine Bolot
  • Luis Francisque Lélut
  • Noël André (1728-1808).[5][6]
  • Charles Marie Albert Travelet.[7]
  • The Château de Gy
  • The Grande fontaine de Gy

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Edouard Clerc, Essai sur l’histoire de la Franche-Comté, tome second, Bintot imprimeur-libraire, Besançon, 1846, p.221.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui.
  4. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
  5. Louis Suchaux Galerie biographique du département de la Haute-Saône, Volume 1, 1864.
  6. http://www.atlascoelestis.com/ChryN%2002.htm
  7. Acte de décès numéro 40 du registre des décès de la commune de Gy pour l'année 1885.
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