Gy () 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.Edouard Clerc, Essai sur l'histoire de la Franche-Comté, tome second, Bintot imprimeur-libraire, Besançon, 1846, p.221.
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.Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2017, INSEE
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).Louis Suchaux Galerie biographique du département de la Haute-Saône, Volume 1, 1864. Charles Marie Albert Travelet.Acte de décès numéro 40 du registre des décès de la commune de Gy pour l'année 1885.
See also Communes of the Haute-Saône department
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