Magny-lÃ¨s-Jussey

Magny- lès- Jussey is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Magny- lès- Jussey situated at an altitude of 270 m above sea level, 7 km east-northeast of Jussey and about 29 km northwest of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the northern part of the department, on a sloping hillside to the south of the height of the Bois Lajux, above the valley of the Ruisseau de la Sacquelle, east of Saônetals.

The area of 9.31 km ² municipal area comprises a section in the rolling countryside of the east of the upper Saônetals. From north to south the area is crossed by the Alluvialniederung the Ruisseau de la Sacquelle, which provides for drainage Saône. The valley is on average 230 m and has a maximum width of one kilometer. Agricultural land use predominates here. Is flanked on both sides of the lowland plateaus in the west of the plateau of Magny (297 m), in the northwest of the forest height of the Bois Lajux which separates the valleys of Sacquelle and Saône. With 330 m find the highest mountains of Magny- lès- Jussey is achieved. In the east the border is on the plateau of Mont aux Pies ( to 320 m). In geological- tectonic terms, the terrain consists of an alternation of sandy- marly and calcareous sediments that were deposited on the merits during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ). In some places occurs shell apparent from the Triassic.

Neighboring communities of Magny- lès- Jussey are Ormoy in the north, and Saponcourt Venisey in the east, the south and Tartécourt Cendrecourt in the West.

History

Is first mentioned Magny in 1287. During the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. It was the center of its own little rule. During the Thirty Years' War Magny 1637, was looted and burned and destroyed in 1641 by forces under the Earl of Grancey. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Today Magny- lès- Jussey is a member of the comprehensive 13 villages municipal association Communauté de communes Agir Ensemble.

Attractions

The Church of Sainte -Seine was built in 1840 in classic style. For the rich interior include the pulpit in 1729, furniture from the 18th and 19th centuries, a richly sculpted altar (18th century) from the monastery Cherlieu and statues from the 17-18. Century. The village is characterized by various houses from the 17th and 18th century, showing the traditional style of the Haute -Saône. Additional area attractions include the former castle, which Lavoir from the 19th century, which once served as a laundry and livestock watering, and a 500 year old oak tree with a trunk circumference of eight meters.

Population

With 118 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Magny- lès- Jussey one of the smallest municipalities in the department of Haute- Saône. Throughout the 20th century, the population decreased continuously (1881 were still 487 persons counted ).

Economy and infrastructure

Magny- lès- Jussey is still a predominantly by agriculture ( farming, viticulture and animal husbandry ) and forestry embossed village. Outside of the primary sector, there are few jobs in town. Many workers are therefore commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road, leading from Jussey after Vauvillers. Further road links exist with Ormoy and Venisey.

Commune in the department of Haute- Saône
Place in Franche -Comté

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Vesoul Cantons of France Postal codes in France Alluvium Muschelkalk Aisey-et-Richecourt La Basse-Vaivre Raincourt Villars-le-Pautel

539899