Mesmay
Mesmay is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Mesmay is located at 275 m above sea level, south of Quingey, about 24 km southwest of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in the western Jura, on the western edge of a basin of Loue between the heights of Chataillon in the west and the Bois du lands in the east.
The area of 3.11 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the western French Jura. The boundaries of the area to the east by the Loue. It flows south through here a wide basin, which is surrounded by the outermost ridges of the Jura. From the river, the municipality's area extends westward across the flat alluvial plain to the adjacent, predominantly forested ridge of Chataillon and Bois du Peu. With 436 m find the highest mountains of Mesmay is achieved. This mountain range stretches from Quingey south to the breakthrough of the Loue in Rennes- sur- Loue.
Neighboring communities of Lombard Mesmay are in the north, Brères in the east, the south and Chay Liesle in the West.
Attractions
The village church of Mesmay was rebuilt in the 18th century on the site of a medieval chapel. In the village are farmhouses are preserved in the characteristic style of the Franche -Comté from the 17th to 19th centuries.
Population
With 71 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Mesmay is one of the smallest municipalities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 159 persons were still counted ), only relatively small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1960s.
Economy and infrastructure
Mesmay was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. Even today, the inhabitants live on the merits of the activity in the first sector. Outside of the primary sector, there are almost no jobs in the village. Some employed persons are also commuters who engage in the surrounding larger towns of their work.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares. The main access is from the main road N83 (Besançon - Lons -le- Saunier ) via Brères. Another road connection with Lombard.
Arc- et- Senans | Bartherans | Brères | Buffard | By | Cademène | Cessey | Charnay | Châtillon -sur- Lison | Chay | Chenecey- Buillon | Chouzelot | Courcelles | Cussey -sur- Lison | Échay | Épeugney | Fourg | Goux - sous- lands | Lavans- Quingey | Liesle | Lombard | Mesmay | Montfort | Montrond- le -Château | Myon | Palantine | Paroy | Pessans | Point Villers | Quingey | Rennes- sur- Loue | Ronchaux | Rouhe | Rurey | Samson
- Municipality in the department of Doubs
- Place in Franche -Comté