Châteney
Châteney is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Châteney situated at an altitude of 317 m above sea level, 3 km east of Saulx and about 14 km northeast of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the central part of the department, to the east of the basin of Saulx, a slightly elevated position east of the valley of the Ruisseau de Châteney, at the foot of the heights of the Grand Bois de Genevrey.
The area of 2.60 km ² municipal area comprises a section in the rolling countryside between the basin of Saulx in the west and the level of Lure in the east. From north to south the area is crossed by the Alluvialniederung the Ruisseau de Châteney, which provides drainage for Colombine. The valley is on average 290 m and has a maximum width of one kilometer. Agricultural land use predominates here.
To the east, the municipality's area covers over the slope of Châteney to the adjacent, elongated in a north-south direction ridge. It is covered by the forests of Bois de Châteney and the Grand Bois de Genevrey. With 414 m is reached on this plateau, the highest point of Châteney. In geological- tectonic terms, the area is dissected by several running in a north-south direction fault lines. The terrain consists of an alternation of sandy- marly and calcareous sediments that were deposited during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ). In some places, also limestone comes to light from the Middle Triassic.
Neighboring communities of Châteney are Genevrey in the north, Adelans -et- le -Val -de- Bithaine in the east, the south and Châtenois Saulx in the West.
History
Is first mentioned Châteney in 1195 under the name Chastenay. The place name derives from the old French word Chastenay, which means as much as chestnut forest. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. For a long time formed Chatenay and Châtenois together a fief which belonged to the lords of Faucogney. Only in the 16th century, the two towns were separated. Together with the Franche -Comté Chatenay came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. In 1983, Chatenay was officially renamed Châteney. Today Châteney is a member of the 17 localities comprehensive community association Communauté de communes du Pays de Saulx.
Attractions
In the village square there is a large fountain with three basins. The village is characterized by various houses from the 17th and 18th century, showing the traditional style of the Haute -Saône.
Population
With 48 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Châteney one of the smallest municipalities in the department of Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 161 persons were still counted ), only small fluctuations were recorded since the mid- 1970s.
Economy and infrastructure
Châteney is still a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. Outside of the primary sector, there are few jobs in town. Some employed persons are therefore commuters who do their work in the larger towns in the area and in the agglomeration Vesoul.
The village is situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road that leads from Châtenois after Genevrey. Another road connection with Saulx.
Abelcourt | Adelans -et- le -Val -de- Bithaine | Concrete Court- lès- Brotte | Châteney | Châtenois | La Creuse | Creveney | Genevrey | Mailleroncourt- Charette | Meurcourt | Neurey -en- Vaux | Saulx | Servigney | Velleminfroy | Velorcey | La Villedieu -en- Fontenette | Villers- lès- Luxeuil
- Commune in the department of Haute- Saône
- Place in Franche -Comté