Mazerolles-le-Salin

Mazerolles -le- Salin is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Mazerolles -le- Salin is located at an altitude of 250 m above sea level, about 12 km west of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located on a hill in the gently undulating countryside between the rivers of Doubs in the south and Ognon in the north, west of the valley of the Ruisseau de Noironte.

The area of ​​4.20 km ² municipal area includes a section south of the Ognon. The area is slightly undulating and mainly consisted of arable and meadow land; Forest areas, there are few ( including the Bois Laoutre and the Bois du Canton ). For drainage north to the Ognon the Ruisseau de Noironte and its left tributary care. With 292 m is reached on the hill west of the village is the highest elevation of Mazerolles -le- Salin. On the west, the municipality's area extends into the Talniederung the Ruisseau de pommeau.

Neighboring communities of Mazerolles -le- Salin Audeux and Champagney in the north, Vaux- les- Prés to the east, Villers- Buzon in the south and Lavernay and Placey in the West.

History

Is first mentioned Mazerolles in 1452. The place name is probably derived from the Latin word maceriola, a diminutive form of maceria ( kneaded clay wall). In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the rule Audeux. Together with the Franche -Comté came Mazerolles with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. In 1791, almost the entire village was destroyed by a major fire. To avoid confusion with other communities of the same name, Mazerolles in 1919 officially renamed Mazerolles -le- Salin. Today Mazerolles -le- Salin is a member of the Association of Municipalities Communauté d' Agglomà du Grand Besançon.

Attractions

The village church of Mazerolles -le- Salin was built in the 19th century.

Population

With 207 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Mazerolles -le- Salin is one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the range between 70 and 130 people, a significant population increase has been recorded since the mid- 1960s.

Economy and infrastructure

Mazerolles -le- Salin was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the agglomeration Besançon their work.

The village has good transport links. It is located near the main road D67, which runs from Besancon to Gray. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 6 km. Further road links exist with Audeux, Vaux- les- Prés, Champagney and Villers- Buzon.