La Chapelle-Saint-Quillain
La Chapelle -Saint- Quillain is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
La Chapelle -Saint- Quillain situated at an altitude of 235 m above sea level, 8 km north of Gy and about 31 km northwest of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in the southwest of the department, in Saônebecken north of the valley of the Petite Morte at the southern edge of the Bois de Saint- Gand.
The area of 10.42 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the rolling countryside of south-east of the Saône. From east to west, the area is crossed by the valley of the Petite Morte, which provides for drainage over the Cabri for Morte. The fertile alluvial soils are mainly used for agricultural purposes. South of the lowland reaches of communal land to the Grove of Petits Bois de Gy. To the north, the area extends to the plateau of the Bois de Saint- Gand, the geologically belongs to the Saônebecken and is composed of Tertiary deposits. It is on average 250 m and is composed of vast forests. With 262 m is reached on the hill at Les Blancs the highest peak of La Chapelle -Saint- Quillain. The northern boundary runs in the Bois de Saint- Gand, and in the far north the area dates back to the headwaters of the Cabri.
At La Chapelle -Saint- Quillain addition to the actual site include several hamlets and isolated farms:
- Les Hautes Verrières (255 m ) in a clearing island at the edge of the Bois de Saint- Gand
- Les Verrières bass (255 m ) in a clearing island at the edge of the Bois de Saint- Gand
- Les Blancs (257 m) on a hill south of the Bois de Saint- Gand
- La Madeleine (238 m) on the western edge of the Bois de Saint- Gand in Sainte -Reine
Neighboring communities of La Chapelle -Saint- Quillain are Seveux and Saint- Gand in the north, Étrelles -et -la- Montbleuse in the east, Vantoux -et- Longevelle, Vellefrey -et- Vellefrange and Angirey in the south and Vellemoz and Sainte -Reine in the West.
History
In the Middle Ages La Chapelle -Saint- Quillain belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The local government had held the Lords of Gy. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France.
Attractions
The church of Saint -Jean -Baptiste was rebuilt in the 19th century and has a rich interior, including a wooden altar from the 18th century, a statue of Saint- Quillain (16th century) and various other statues. In the hamlet of La Madeleine is a Romanesque chapel.
Population
With 136 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) La Chapelle -Saint- Quillain one of the smallest municipalities in the department of Haute- Saône. After the population had declined significantly during the 20th century (1896 320 people were still counted ), a slight population growth has been recorded since the early 1990s again.
Economy and infrastructure
La Chapelle -Saint- Quillain 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 the village. Some employed persons are also 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 Gy after Fresne -Saint- Mamès. Further road links exist with Gray, Oiselay, Frasnian -le- Château and Seveux.
Autoreille | Bonnevent - Velloreille | Bucey -lès- Gy | La Chapelle -Saint- Quillain | Choye | Citey | Étrelles -et -la- Montbleuse | Frasnian -le- Château | Gézier -et- Fontenelay | Gy | Montboillon | Oiselay -et - Grachaux | Vantoux -et- Longevelle | Vaux -le- Moncelot | Velleclaire | Vellefrey -et- Vellefrange | Vellemoz | Velloreille -lès- Choye | Villefrancon | Villers- Chemin -et -Mont- lès- Étrelles
- Commune in the department of Haute- Saône
- Place in Franche -Comté