Tallenay
Tallenay is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Tallenay is located on 410 m, about 8 km north of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in a valley between two western foothills of the Grande Côte ( Forêt de Chailluz ), in the extreme northwest of the Doubs.
The area of 2.34 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the undulating countryside between the rivers of Doubs in the south and in the north Ognon. The main part of the territory occupied by the 700 m wide valley of Tallenay, which opens to the south-west, but has no above-ground rivers. This is accompanied by a trough in the south ridge of the Forêt de Chailluz, in the north of the height of Châtillon -le- Duc. To the east, the land rises to the mountain range of the Grande Côte (using the Fort de la Dame Blanche ). Here the highest elevation of Tallenay is achieved with 543 m.
Neighboring communities of Tallenay are Bonnay in the northeast, Besancon in the South and Châtillon -le- Duc in the West.
History
The territory of Tallenay was settled very early, which could be detected with the discovery of Gallo- Roman tombs (5th century) the construction of the road to the Fort de la Dame Blanche in 1875. It is first mentioned in records in 1290 Tallenay already under the present name. From the following time Talennay ( 1307 ), Thalenay ( 1328 ), Villa Tallaniaco ( 1409 ) and Thallenay ( 1580) have survived. The name goes back to the Gallo-Roman personal name Tallenius.
The village, however, is much older than its first documentary mention. A first church, the remains of which are on the ridge of the Forêt de Chailluz still visible, was founded about 760. In the Middle Ages Tallenay belonged partly to the chapter in Besançon, partly to rule Châtillon -le- Duc. The village was in 1479 during the invasion of the troops under King Louis XI. 1639 and destroyed during the Thirty Years War by troops of Duke Bernhard of Saxe- Weimar. Together with the Franche -Comté Tallenay came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France.
Attractions
The village church of Tallenay originally goes back to the 11th century but was extensively rebuilt in the early 19th century. It has the oldest bell of the department, which dates from 1420.
Population
With 387 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Tallenay one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the range between 30 and 50 people, a striking population growth recorded primarily during the 1970s. Since then, the population has increased more than tenfold.
Economy and infrastructure
Tallenay was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who engage in the agglomeration Besançon their work.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares, but is easily accessible via normal anyway. The main access takes place Châtillon -le- Duc. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 5 km.