Marcilly-en-Bassigny
| Marcilly-en-Bassigny | ||
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| region | Grand Est | |
| Department | Haute-Marne | |
| Arrondissement | Langres | |
| Canton | Bourbonne-les-Bains | |
| Community association | Community de communes du Grand Langres | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 54 ' N , 5 ° 31' E | |
| height | 254-368 m | |
| surface | 19.56 km 2 | |
| Residents | 218 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 52360 | |
| INSEE code | 52311 | |
Marcilly-en-Bassigny is a French commune with 218 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Haute-Marne department in the Grand Est region ; it belongs to the Arrondissement of Langres .
geography
Marcilly-en-Bassigny is about 37 kilometers southeast of the city of Chaumont in the southeast of the Haute-Marne department.
history
The mechanization of agriculture led to heavy emigration in the late 19th and 20th centuries. Marcilly-en-Bassigny was historically part of the Bailliage de Langres within the royal province of Champagne . The place belonged from 1793 to 1801 to the District Langres. In addition from 1793 to 1801 to the canton of Hortes and 1801 to 2015 to the canton of Varennes (sur-Amance) (name from 1972: Terre-Natale ). From 1972 to 1987 the municipality of Plesnoy (1968: 172 inhabitants) was incorporated into Marcilly-en-Bassigny.
Population development
| year | 1793 | 1800 | 1806 | 1831 | 1866 | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2012 |
| Residents | 700 | 516 | 813 | 849 | 732 | 348 | 308 | 405 | 400 | 277 | 234 | 229 | 218 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | |||||||||||||
Attractions
- Saint-Pierre-ès-Liens village church from 1826 and 1883 (parts of the choir are from the 13th century)
- Notre-Dame de Presles chapel (Bois Brûlé) from the 2nd half of the 13th century
- Temple de l'Amour village fountain
- several wayside crosses in the village itself and near the village
