Mélisey, Haute-Saône

Mélisey is a commune in the Haute- Saône in the Franche-Comté region. It is capital of the canton Mélisey.

Geography

The municipality covers 20.67 square kilometers at 325-480 meters above sea level. The village lies on the River Ognon, east of the village rises to over 800 meters above sea level, the forest area of ​​the " Mont de Vannes ." Situated on the edge of the nature reserve of the "Thousand pond " ( Plateau des Mille Étangs ) and is part of the Regional Natural Park of Ballons des Vosges.

Attractions

The main attraction of the town is the Church Saints Pierre et Paul, which dates from the 11th and 12th centuries, and thus from the Roman period in the eastern tower and Apsidenbereich. ( † 1879 * 1805) built the long building was Gothic Revival 1857-61 by architect Félix- Hercule Grandmuogin. The facility houses two sarcophagi of the 13th century from monolith blocks. Another special feature of the place is considered the stone cross " La croix en grès " from sandstone. About the Ognon performs a brick arch bridge in place.

• Church of St. Peter and Paul in Mélisey

Demographics

After rising in the 1960s, the population increased continuously from Méliseys since 1975.

Sons and daughters of the town

• Thibaut Pinot (* 1990), a French road racing cyclist