Mersuay

Mersuay is a commune in Haute -Saône in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Mersuay situated at an altitude of 230 m above sea level, three kilometers north-east of Faverney and about 18 km north of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the northern part of the department, on the southern edge of the wide valley of the Lanterne.

The area of 11.75 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the gently undulating countryside in the Lanterne. From northeast to southwest, the area is crossed by the Alluvialniederung the Lanterne, which provides for the drainage Saône. In the floodplains of the river is characterized several turns, forming small river islands and has natural riverside areas. The valley is on average 220 m and has a width of approximately three kilometers wide. It is used partly agricultural, partly it is passed with riparian forest. In the field of Mersuay receives the Lanterne inflow of various streams: from the left of the Ruisseau de Meurecourt and the Ruisseau de Courcelles, from the right of the Ruisseau des Canes ( sections forms the northern border ) and the Fossé de la Marcelle ( western boundary ). In the flood plain west of the village, in a former sand and gravel mining area, are a series of lakes, which are identified partly as a nature reserve, to be used mainly for water sports.

In the north the municipality area ranges in the extensive forests of the Bois de Revreuge and the Bois Lajus. South of the Lanterne and the Ruisseau de Meurecourt conducts an approximately 25 m high ground level on a plateau that is broken by the valleys of several small streams. It is constructed from limestone of the Middle Triassic. With 259 m is achieved at the height of Les Verrières the highest elevation of Mersuay.

Neighboring communities of Mersuay are Cubry -lès- Faverney, Bourguignon- lès- Conflans and Conflans -sur- Lanterne in the north, Équevilley in the east, Breurey- lès- Faverney in the south and Faverney and Menoux in the West.

History

Is first mentioned Mersuay in the year 1242. During the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The local government had held the Lords of Vesoul. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the place with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Towards the end of the 19th century Mersuay was connected with the opening of the railway line from Faverney after Aillevillers to the French railway network. The operation of the line was discontinued in the meantime. Today Mersuay is a member of the 16- villages municipal association Communauté de communes de la Saône Jolie.

Attractions

The village church of Mersuay was built in the 18th century and modified in the 19th century. For notable appointments include an octagonal baptismal font (16th century), furniture from the 18th century, a richly carved pulpit, and statuary from the 17-18. Century. The village is characterized by various houses from the 16th and 17th centuries, showing the traditional style of the Haute -Saône. From the 18th century comes a seat of power. The Mairie ( Municipal House ) with school is housed in a building from 1846. The bridge over the Lanterne was built in the 19th century.

Population

With 277 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Mersuay one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 506 persons were still counted ), only relatively small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1990s.

Economy and infrastructure

Mersuay was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. Today, there are some establishments of local small businesses, including a company of concrete production. 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 water areas west of the village to be used as a recreation area and water sports ( leisure center ).

The village is situated away from the larger passage axes at a department road that leads from Faverney after Conflans -sur- Lanterne. Further road links exist with Breurey- lès- Faverney, Équevilley and Cubry -lès- Faverney.

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

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Vesoul Cantons of France Postal codes in France Lanterne river Alluvium Muschelkalk Conflans-sur-Lanterne Villers-sur-Port

565151