Avanne-Aveney

Avanne-Aveney is a common French, located in the department of the Doubs and the area Franche-Comté.

Geography

Avanne-Aveney is a locality located in the south of Besancon. The villages of Avanne and Aveney are located on both sides Doubs. Avanne, which draws its name from " avena " (oats and by thin extension ground) is on Right Bank, therefore northern side, and Aveney faces him, enclosed between a loop of the river and main road 83.

History

; Blasonnement: Gold with three cinquefoils of mouths. Symbolic system of the composition: this ecu points out the armorial bearings of Jean d' Avanne. This family directed the commune during several centuries. The five turns of the cimier symbolize the castle of Avanne.
The current commune of Avanne-Aveney results from the fusion of the communes of Avanne and Aveney, initially in the form of a Fusion-association in 1973, then of a simple fusion in 2004.

The vines constituted one of the main resources of Avanne a long time, especially until the 18th century century. Formerly, a vat connected the two villages, it was replaced by a metallic bridge in 1893.

Administration

((†) death in the course of mandate)

Before the fusion of the 2 communes

Commune of Aveney

Commune of Avanne

After the fusion of the 2 communes

Common partner of Aveney

Commune of Avanne-Aveney

Demography

(* provisional Estimate of recensencement of January 2006)

Places and monuments

One can admire since the view-points of Aveney: the rock of Valmy and the cave of Martelin, a splendid sight on the loop of the Doubs like on banks of the Doubs on more than 6 kilometers.

On the rock of Valmy is set up a stele with the memory of the martyrs of the groups of resistant " Guy Mocquet " and " Marius Vallet" fusilliés with the Citadel of Besancon on September 26th, 1943 or died in deportation.

the church of Avanne-Aveney, gone back to 1838, is registered with the additional Inventory of the historic buildings since 1998. It is the work of the architect Pierre Marnotte. It will be noted that this building was a common realization of the two villages not amalgamated at the time.

The bridge at summer built in 1893, it is a bridge in the beginning intended to equip a railway line on another site and which was repurchased of occasion by the communes of Avanne and of Aveney to replace the vat which ensured the connection between the 2 villages.

It is one of the rare bridges which was not destroyed at the time of the Second world war. It allowed the passage of the allied armies in September 1944 and was for this reason called " Libérateur".

It entirely was renovated in 2000 and was doubled by a footbridge for the pedestrians.

Personalities related to the commune

Alexandre Verdel: Bard local, author amongst other things, of a song on [[Cream cheese]] the

Mgr Leon Taverdet: Bishop of LANGRES of 1981 to 2000

Rene Ribald: Resisting, member of the Group Guy Mocquet, fusillié with the citadel of Besancon on September 26th, 1943

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