Châteney
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Lure | |
| Canton | Lure-1 | |
| Community association | Triangle Vert | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 42 ' N , 6 ° 19' E | |
| height | 287-414 m | |
| surface | 2.60 km 2 | |
| Residents | 64 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 25 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70240 | |
| INSEE code | 70140 | |
 View of Châteney |
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Châteney is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Châteney is located at an altitude of 317 m above sea level, three kilometers east of Saulx and about 14 kilometers northeast of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the central part of the department, east of the Saulx basin, on a slightly elevated position east of the lowland of the Ruisseau de Châteney , at the foot of the heights of the Grand Bois de Genevrey .
The area of the 2.60 km² large municipal area covers a section in the undulating landscape between the basin of Saulx in the west and the plain of Lure in the east. From north to south the area is crossed by the alluvial lowland of the Ruisseau de Châteney , which provides drainage to the Colombine . The lowland is on average 290 m and has a maximum width of one kilometer. Agricultural use prevails here.
To the east, the community area extends over the slope of Châteney to the adjacent ridge, which is elongated in a north-south direction. It is covered by the forests of the Bois de Châteney and the Grand Bois de Genevrey . At 414 m, the highest point of Châteney is reached on this plateau. From a geological and tectonic point of view, the area is divided up by several fault lines running in a north-south direction. The terrain consists of alternating layers of sandy-marl and calcareous sediments that were deposited during the Lias ( Lower Jurassic ). In some places, shell limestone from the Middle Triassic also emerges.
Neighboring municipalities of Châteney are Genevrey in the north, Adelans-et-le-Val-de-Bithaine in the east, Châtenois in the south and Saulx in the west.
history
Châteney is first mentioned in 1195 under the name Chastenay . The place name is derived from the old French word chastenay , which means something like chestnut grove . In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in that part of the Bailliage d'Amont . For a long time Châtenay and Châtenois together formed a fiefdom that belonged to the Lords of Faucogney. The two villages were only separated in the 16th century. Together with Franche-Comté , Châtenay finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. In 1983 Châtenay was officially renamed Châteney. Today Châteney is a member of the community association Communauté de communes du Pays de Saulx, which comprises 17 towns .
Attractions
There is a large fountain with three water basins in the village square. The town center is characterized by various houses from the 17th and 18th centuries that show the traditional style of the Haute-Saône.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 56 |
| 1968 | 60 |
| 1975 | 44 |
| 1982 | 40 |
| 1990 | 46 |
| 1999 | 44 |
| 2006 | 53 |
With 64 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Châteney is one of the smallest municipalities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (161 people were still counted in 1886), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the mid-1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Châteney is still a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Outside of the primary sector there are few jobs in town. Some workers are therefore commuters who work in the larger towns in the area and in the Vesoul agglomeration.
The village is located away from the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Châtenois to Genevrey. Another road connection is with Saulx.