MÃ©lecey

Mélecey, also written Mélecey, is a village in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Mélecey lies at an altitude of 300 m above sea level, 6 km southeast of Villers Exel and about 27 km east-southeast of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the valley of the Grand Ru on the northwestern edge of the hills, which stretches between the valleys of Ognon and Doubs, at the northwest foot of the moth de Grammont.

The area of 3.35 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the hills southeast of the Ognontals. The central part of the area is crossed from south to north from the valley of the Grand Ru, which also occurs north of the village in the plain of Villersexel. The creek provides drainage for Scey. The plane is mainly covered with forest ( Bois de Chenot ). In the south, the landscape is more in relief and enough of the surrounding heights and on the western slope of the moth de Grammont. Here is predominant agricultural use. With 375 m is reached on the hill west of the village is the highest elevation of Mélecey. While the northern part of the municipality is composed mainly of limestone, occur in the southern part shows the sandy- marly layers of the Lias.

Neighboring communities of Mélecey are Villers- la -Ville, Villargent and Georfans in the north, Grammont in the east, the south and Fallon Les Magny in the West.

History

In the Bois de Chenot traces of a Roman road traffic were discovered. In the Middle Ages Mélecey belonged to the Priory of Marast. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. In the 19th century salt deposits were mined here. Since 2000 Mélecey is a member of the 33- villages municipal association Communauté de communes du Pays de Villers Exel.

Attractions

From the 17th century the village church of Mélecey to their interiors rich collection of furniture belongs dates. In the village square there is a Lavoir ( fountains and old wash- house ), which was renovated in 1994. The cemetery, which lies just outside the village, shows numerous forged crosses that come from the foundry of the adjacent Fallon.

Population

With 160 inhabitants (1 January 2011 ) Mélecey one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 316 persons were still counted ), only relatively small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1960s.

Economy and infrastructure

Mélecey was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry 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 therefore 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 Villargent to Fallon. Further road links exist with Grammont and Georfans.

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

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Lure Cantons of France Postal codes in France Ognon (Franche-Comté) Doubs (river) Muschelkalk Autrey-le-Vay Granges-la-Ville Granges-le-Bourg Saint-Ferjeux Villafans

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