| Melecey | |
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| Saint-Etienne church | |
| Information | |
| Country |  France |
|---|---|
| Area | 3,35 km² |
| Population | 139 hab. () |
| Density | 41,49 inhab./km² |
| Postal code | 70110 |
| Spindle | UTC 01:00, UTC 02:00 |
| Location | |
 47 ° 31 ′ 10 ″ N 6 ° 29 ′ 25 ″ E | |
Melecey is a municipality and a village of Haute-Saone possessing an old saltworks fairly well preserved an old cemetery with cast iron crosses.
Understand
visitor Center
- 1 Pays de Villersexel tourist office ,
33 3 84 205959
Story
Mélecey depended on the seigneury of the priory of Marast.
A saline exploits brine on the territory of the village to extract rock salt in the second half of the 19th century.
Coal mines were also exploited in and around the town after the agreement of a concession on September 29, 1843. It closed in 1865 after a firedamp shot was killed 10 miners.
The saline.
To go
Circulate
To see
- 1 Old saltworks – Unique heritage in the department, buildings and fireplace relatively preserved and clearly visible from the road.
- 2 Old cemetery – In addition to the tombstones, the cemetery is adorned with many crosses in cast iron and wrought iron which were made in the foundry of Fallon, neighboring villages.
- 3 The church. – The entrance to the church is decorated with modern stained glass windows.
The buildings and chimney of the Mélecey saltworks.
The old cemetery.
Modern stained glass windows in the church.
Do
To buy
Eat
Have a drink / Go out
Housing
Communicate
Manage the day-to-day
Around
- 1 Fallon – While Mélecey is marked by the history of salt, the neighboring village of Fallon is marked by the history of iron with the presence of mines and a foundry. Both villages have also mined small amounts of charcoal.
- 2 Great Ray fault and iron mines – .
- 3 Foundry – an elegant little building topped by a steeple is visible in the immediate vicinity of the Mélecey saltworks.
- 4 Chateau –
private site and closed to the public but visible from afar. - 5 Lavoir-fountain – large covered washhouse from 1764.
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