Scey-Maisières

Scey- Maisières is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Scey- Maisières is located on 339 m above sea level, 5 km west of Ornans, about 16 km south of the city of Besançon (air line). The double municipality extends in the Jura, on the northern banks of the Loue, between the heights of Malbrans in the north and Barmaud ( with the ruins of the castle of Saint- Denis ) in the south.

The area of ​​12.53 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the western French Jura. The central part of the area is occupied by the valley of the Loue, which flows here in tortuous course to the west. The erosion is approximately 200 m deep into the surrounding plateau. It has ( in particular above Scey ) a shallow valley, which is bordered by steep slopes. These relationships are different places crowned at the top of distinctive rock faces a tough layer of lime. At the upper side of the valley the Loue measures a width of about 1.5 kilometers. In the eastern section of the municipality border is usually directly above the steep drop to Loue and thus extends to the heights of Barmaud (511 m, in the south) and Bois de Narpent (520 m, in the north). With a narrow tip Scey- Maisières reaches in the extreme northeast in the Ravin du Puits Noir, an erosion valley of the brook Brême ( northern tributary of the Loue ).

Below Scey -en- Varais the course of the river Loue forms the southern boundary. Here, the municipality's area extends northward over the steep slopes on the adjacent plateau with the projection of the Rocher de Colonne. On a hill on the north subsequent plateau of Malbrans the highest elevation of Scey- Maisières is achieved with 558 m.

The community Scey- Maisières consists of two villages:

• Scey -en- Varais (326 m) slightly increased on the northern banks of the Loue
• Maisières -Notre -Dame ( 325 m ) in a valley widening of the Loue

Neighboring communities of Scey- Maisières are Montrond- le -Château, Malbrans, Tarcenay and Foucherans in the north, Ornans in the east, Chassagne -Saint -Denis and Cléron in the south and Cademène and Épeugney in the West.

History

The territory of Scey- Maisières was settled very early. In the cave of Pierrottes traces were found of the Bronze Age. In the Middle Ages Scey belonged to the powerful rule Scey, which was under the suzerainty of the Counts of Burgundy since the 14th century. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. To a field change occurred in 1972 when the previously independent municipalities Scey -en- Varais and Maisières -Notre -Dame merged to form the new municipality Scey- Maisières. Today Scey- Maisières is a member of the 24 localities comprehensive community association Communauté de communes du Pays d' Ornans.

Attractions

The village church of Scey -en- Varais was rebuilt at the end of the 17th century. It has a rich interior, including a sculpture from the 16th century, an altar from the 17th century and a pulpit from the 18th century. The standing at a former hermitage neo-Gothic chapel Notre -Dame- du- Chêne was built in the 19th century and is an important pilgrimage center in the region. With the Chapelle du Croc is another church in the municipality. Of the secular buildings, the Château de Côte times to mention. Outside the church floor lie the ruins originally dating from the 11th century medieval castle Saint- Denis above Scey -en- Varais. Among the natural attractions include the so-called Miroir de Scey where the pent Loue is so quiet moves that the landscape with the castle of Saint- Denis reflected therein.

Population

With 314 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Scey- Maisières is one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (1881 307 persons were still counted ), a significant population increase has been recorded since the early 1980s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Scey- Maisières was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. Today, there are some establishments of local small businesses. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads from Ornans by Cléron.