Malay, Saône-et-Loire

Malay is a municipality with 243 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) in the department of Saône -et -Loire in France. It lies on the Grosne, a tributary of the Saône, between Cluny and Chalon -sur -Saône.

Geography

The 12.14 km ² municipal area is farmed intensively, the forest coverage is only 5% of the total area. The municipality consists of the villages Cortemblain, Malay, Ougy and Seugne.

Neighboring communities of Malay are: Sercy in the north, Bresse -sur -Grosne in the northeast, Bissy -sous -Uxelles and Chapaize in the east, Cormatin in the south, southwest, and Bonnay Cortevaix in the west.

Demographics

Attractions

Church in Ougy

• The church of Notre Dame in Malay was first mentioned in 1095. In 1160 she was one of the deans of Cluny. Main parish church, it was after the merger with the neighboring towns and Seugny Ougy. The current church with three naves and transepts is a Romanesque building, which was built in two major stages. This was followed by the construction of the upper church tower. In the first section you created the choir, the transept, the apse and radiating chapels in the 11th century under Abbot Saint Hughes. Middle of the 12th century, the three ships were built. The Dean's Office is the same as the neighboring Saint- Hippolyte to the fortress, which today still bears witness to the flight gate from the 13th century. The west entrance was bricked up and broken through the window in the 15th century on the facade. In the 19th century they built the sacristy and tower stairs. In this context, the side doors were renewed. Its stone roof was spent the steeple in 1931.
• Romanesque church in the district Ougy from the 12th century

Swell

• Michel Bouillot