Selles, Haute-Saône

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

Geography

Selles is located at an altitude of 243 m above sea level, 5 km north of Vauvillers and about 38 km north of the town of Vesoul (air line). The village is located in the extreme north of the department, on the northern edge of the valley of the coney, on the southern edge of the ridge of Mount Paron.

The area of ​​14:36 ​​km ² municipal area comprises a section in the rolling countryside of the east of the upper Saônetals. The southern part of the municipality is occupied by the alluvial plain of the coney, the sections marked the southern border. Parallel north of the river runs the waterway of the Canal de l' Est. The flood plain is on average 235 m and has a width of about one kilometer. In the south, the area extends to the edge of the forest areas Bois de Foignouse and Bois de la Craie.

From the river, the municipality's area extends northward to the adjacent plateau that is broken down by the valleys of some short side streams of the Coney. Agricultural land use predominates here. Continue north dominate extended forests ( Forêt Domaniale de Selles et Passavant ). An almost 100 m high ground level leads into the broad ridge of Mount Paron, which forms the northern boundary. With 417 m find the highest mountains of Selles is achieved. The eastern boundary runs along the Ruisseau du Morillon, a right tributary of the Coney. In geological- tectonic respects the terrain consists of red sandstone of the Lower Triassic. In some places, sandy- marly and calcareous come to light sediments that were deposited during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ).

At Selles the settlement La Verrerie de Selles (310 m) is on the eastern foot of Mount Paron. Neighboring communities of Selles are Passavant- la- Rochere the west and north, Pont -du -Bois in the east and Alain Court, Montdoré and La Basse -Vaivre in the south.

History

The church of Selles is first mentioned in 1230 under the name of Celles. The place name derives from the Latin word cella ( chamber, dwelling ). In the Middle Ages Selles belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in the territory of the Bailliage d' amont. The local government had initially the masters of Jonvelle, then the Lords of Vauvillers held. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. From the Middle Ages to the late 19th century Selles was a mariner village and held the rank of transshipment hub for goods and wood at the northern end of the river system of the Saône. Today Selles is a member of the comprehensive ten localities municipal association Communauté de communes Saône et Coney.

Attractions

The church of Notre -Dame de l' Assomption originated in the 12th century. From this time the choir and the bell tower are obtained while the ship was rebuilt in 1828. For the valuable interiors include the pulpit (17th century), furniture and altars from the 18-19. Century as well as numerous statues and paintings. About the Canal de l' Est performs a swing bridge, which is a monument historique classified, and subsequently on the Coney a stone arch bridge. On an open field south of Coney is the chapel of Notre -Dame de Lourdes, which was built in 1885.

Population

With 246 inhabitants (2007 ) Selles is one of the small towns in the Haute- Saône. After the population had decreased markedly during the 20th century (1881 759 persons were still counted ), a stagnation has been achieved in recent years.

Economy and infrastructure

Selles was early an embossed by the Schifferei village. In addition, a brick factory and a glass factory particular economic life. Today, there are some operations of small and medium industries, including a cheese factory. In recent decades the village has been transformed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore also 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, leading from Vauvillers by Passavant- la- Rochere. Further road links exist with La Basse -Vaivre and Pont -du -Bois.