Gilley (Doubs)

Gilley is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Gilley is on 871 m about 18 km northeast of the town of Pontarlier (air line). The village is located in the Jura, in a sunny location at the southern foot of Mont Chaumont, on the high plateau of Gilley, north of Taleinschnitts of the Doubs.

The area of 17.27 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The central part of the area is occupied by the plateau of Gilley, which is about 5 km long and nearly 3 km wide and is on average 870 m. It is mostly covered by meadows and pastures. The plateau has no above-ground rivers, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground. To the northwest, the municipality's area extends over a relatively steep slope down to the broad ridge that runs from the Cret Monniot northeast to Mont Chaumont and then the area of the pass traversal Col du Tonet ( 965 m) in the ridge of the Bois d' Orchamps continues. In geological- tectonic terms, this forms a ridge anticline of the Jura Mountains and is oriented according to the strike of the mountains in this region in the southwest-northeast. In the comb portion of this ridge, on which with 1083 m the highest peak of Gilley is reached, an expanse of high pastures. To the northeast of the municipality floor extends into the forest areas Bois de la Joux lingerie and Bois de la Joux- Dessus.

At Gilley addition to the actual site also includes several hamlets and numerous individual farms, including:

Le Lava (865 m) on the southern edge of the plateau of Gilley above the valley of the Doubs
Les Seignes (860 m) on the plateau of Gilley
Les Vies de Vennes ( 885 m) at the edge of the plateau of Gilley at the foot of Mont Chaumont
Les Baraques ( 1035 m) on the crest of Mont Chaumont

Neighboring communities of Gilley are Longemaison, Flangebouche and Orchamps -Vennes in the north, Four -Luisans and Les Combes in the east, La Longeville in the south and La Chaux and Arc- sous- Cicon in the West.

History

In the Middle Ages Gilley belonged to the monastic rule Montbenoît. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.

Attractions

The village church of Gilley was built in the 17th century and modified in the 18th century. In the village are farmhouses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved in the traditional style of the Haut-Doubs. The hamlet of Le lava shows with his group of buildings a fine example of rural architecture.

Population

With 1516 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Gilley is one of the smaller communities of the department of Doubs. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the area of 840-900 people, a continuous population growth was recorded since the early 1960s.

Economy and infrastructure

Gilley was to the 20th century, a predominantly by agriculture ( livestock and dairy farming, farming ) and forestry embossed village. Today Gilley is the most populous municipality in the canton Montbenoît and performs central functions for the near surrounding area. In the municipality are mainly companies in the precision engineering, wood processing, in the construction industry and the transport industry represented, various shops retailing.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares. Road links exist with Morteau, Montbenoît, Bugny, Arc- sous- Cicon, Avoudrey and Orchamps -Vennes. Gilley has a station on the railway from Besancon to Le Locle. The operation of the former railway line from Gilley to Pontarlier was adjusted.

Municipality in the department of Doubs
Place in Franche -Comté

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Pontarlier Cantons of France Postal codes in France Doubs (river) Arc-sous-Cicon Aubonne (Doubs) Hauterive-la-Fresse

265101