The area of Oe-cho originally had close ties to Maizuru because they both belonged to the Tanabe Domain in Tango Province, Maizuru Prefecture, and then Kasa-gun; since the Miyafuku Line of the Kitakinki Tango Railway opened, however, the area now has closer ties to Fukuchiyama today.
もともとは同じ加佐郡あり、丹後田辺藩・舞鶴県と属していた舞鶴との結びつきが強かったが、北近畿タンゴ鉄道宮福線などが開通し、今では福知山とのつながりが強い。