Silley-Amancey
Silley - Amancey is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Silley - Amancey is located on 619 m above sea level, about eight kilometers south of Ornans, 24 km south-southeast of the city of Besançon ( straight line ). The village is located in the Jura, on the plateau of Amancey that stretches between the valleys of Loue and Lison, north of the height of the tan.
The area of 5.16 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The main part of the area is occupied by the plateau of Amancey, the average is 630 m and is mainly consisted of meadow land. It rises to the south slightly, and on the hill Leupas the highest elevation of Silley - Amancey is achieved with 690 m. To the north, the municipality's area extends into the headwaters of the Ruisseau de Borneille. Various headwaters deep gradually into the plateau and provide for the drainage north to the Loue. This was subdivided by erosion valleys section is predominantly forested.
Neighboring communities of Silley - Amancey are Ornans in the north, Chantrans in the east, the south and Reugney Bolandoz and Flagey in the West.
History
Probably the area of Silley - Amancey was cleared in the 13th century by the monks of the Priory Mouthier and reclaimed. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the rule Château Vieux. Together with the Franche -Comté it came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. Since 1993 Silley - Amancey Member of the comprehensive 19 villages municipal association Communauté de communes Amancey - Loue - Lison.
Attractions
The Saint-Roch chapel was built in 1841-1857. In the old town many farmhouses are obtained in the characteristic style of the Haut-Doubs from the 18th to 19th centuries.
Population
With 125 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Silley - Amancey is one of the smallest municipalities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1901 127 people were still counted ), a continuous population growth was recorded since the early 1980s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Silley - Amancey was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture ( crops, livestock ) embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises, including one company in the construction industry. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares of the secondary road D492 which leads from Ornans by Salins- les- Bains. Further road links exist with Flagey and Reugney.