Mailley-et-Chazelot

Mailley -et- Chazelot is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Mailley -et- Chazelot situated at an altitude of 292 m above sea level, about 12 km south-west of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the center of the department, in a wide depression in the hill country, which extends between the Saônebecken and the valley of the Ognon.

The area of 25.03 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the undulating landscape between the river valleys of the Saone in the northwest and Ognon in the south. The central part of the territory is occupied the basin of Mailley, which is on average 290 m. It has a width of about 1.5 km away and opens up to the northwest to Saônebecken. The valley is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land. To the northeast, the trough passes over the basin of Vesoul.

Flanked the trough of the predominantly wooded heights of Mailley. In the north of the demarcation in the Bois du Mont runs (up to 370 m). To the east and southeast, the municipality's area extends over the height Croix de la Roche ( 442 m) and the Bois des Chaillots up to the plateau of the Grands Bois de Mailley. Here the highest elevation of Mailley -et- Chazelot is achieved with 463 m. In the southwest of Chaillolet (362 m) marks the boundary. In geological terms, the hill country consists of a alternation of calcareous and sandy- marly sediments of the middle and upper Jurassic period, which are disturbed by several in the southwest-northeast -oriented faults. There are no surface watercourses, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground.

The municipality comprises the main town Mailley (292 m) and the hamlet Chazelot (325 m) in a trough between Chaillolet and Bois des Chaillots. Neighboring communities of Mailley -et- Chazelot are Rosey and Baignes in the north, Velleguindry -et- Levrecey and Le Magnoray in the east, Pennesières, Hyet, Fondremand Maizières in the south and Grandvelle -et -le- Perrenot and Neuvelle -lès -la- Charité in the West.

History

A burial ground from the Merovingian time points to an early settlement of the municipality. Is first mentioned in the year Mailley 1235th In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. First Mailley was in possession of the abbots of Luxeuil, later it was the center of its own rule. The noble family of extinct Mailley 1414. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. To a field change occurred in 1808, when Mailley and Chazelot, which is already mentioned in writing in 1228, merged to double municipality Mailley -et- Chazelot. Today Mailley -et- Chazelot is a member of the 22 localities comprehensive community association Communauté de communes des Combes.

Attractions

The church of Saint - Nicet was rebuilt in 1770. It houses a remarkable interior, including a baptismal font (16th century), statues and a richly carved wooden altar from the 17th and 18th centuries, the relics of Saint -Roch ( 15th century ) and several grave slabs. The old town is characterized by numerous houses from the 16th to the 18th century, showing the characteristic style of the Haute -Saône. Mailley had two seats rule: While the so-called Château d'En -Bas (16th century) still in good condition, De - skin the remains of a tower and the perimeter wall are still visible from the Château d' only.

Population

With 618 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Mailley -et- Chazelot one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 712 persons were still counted ), a continuous population growth was recorded since the early 1970s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Mailley -et- Chazelot was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. Today there are various operations of local small businesses, including a Marmorschleiferei. 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 has good transport links. It lies on the main road D474 which leads from Vesoul via Gy according to Gray. Further road links exist with Rosey, Levrecey and Pennesières.

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

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Vesoul Cantons of France Postal codes in France Ognon (Franche-Comté) Luxeuil-les-Bains Noidans-le-Ferroux Raze, Haute-Saône Vy-le-Ferroux

540721