Chemilly, Haute-SaÃ´ne

Chemilly is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Chemilly situated at an altitude of 215 m above sea level, 4 km south-east of Scey -sur -Saône -et -Saint -Albin and about 10 km west of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the central part of the department, a slight increase on the southern edge of the Saônetals, near the mouth of Durgeon in the Saône.

The area of 3.77 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the middle Saône Valley. The northern border is always along the Saône, which draws an arc -reaching to southeast here. The Alluvialniederung the Saône is on average 207 m and has a width of about two kilometers wide. The river is expanded to the waterway, the loop is cut off at Chemilly through a side channel. The eastern part of the municipality is occupied by the valley of the lower Durgeon which opens at Chemilly in the Saône. The fertile soils of the valley are mainly used for agricultural purposes.

From the course of the river Saône, the municipality's area extends southward along a steep, 30 m high cut bank on the adjacent plateau. This plateau consists of an alternation of calcareous and sandy- marly sediments of the upper Jurassic period. It is subdivided by several short Talnischen, which open to the Saône or for Durgeon out. The plateau is covered with forest: Bois du Couvent and Bois des Rompeux. With 264 m is reached on a hill in the Bois du Couvent the highest elevation of Chemilly.

Neighboring communities of Chemilly are Ferrieres -les- Scey in the north, Vauchoux in the east, and Pontcey Aroz in the south and Chassey -lès- Scey in the West.

History

In the Middle Ages Chemilly belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. Since 1255 the rule Chemilly is busy, which passed in 1550 to the noble family Andelot. Multiple of the castle and the village were taken by successive wars: 1480 by troops of Charles d' Amboise, 1595 by those of Tremblecourt and finally in 1636 during the Thirty Years' War. Together with the Franche -Comté Chemilly came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France.

Attractions

The present building of the Castle of Chemilly come mainly from the 19th century. As the oldest parts of the castle keep ( 13th and 14th centuries ), and remains of the ancient castle walls remain. About the Durgeon performs a stone bridge from the 18th century, on which the statue of St. John of Nepomuk is.

Population

With 79 inhabitants (2007 ) Chemilly one of the smallest municipalities in the department of Haute- Saône. Throughout the 20th century, the population fluctuated in the range between 50 and 85 people.

Economy and infrastructure

Chemilly was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. Outside of the primary sector, there are few jobs in town. In recent decades the village has been transformed into a residential community. 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 that leads from Port-sur- Saône to Pontcey.

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

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Vesoul Cantons of France Postal codes in France Alluvium Noidans-le-Ferroux Raze, Haute-Saône Vy-le-Ferroux

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