Molesme
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Côte-d'Or | |
| Arrondissement | Montbard | |
| Canton | Châtillon-sur-Seine | |
| Community association | Pays Châtillonnais | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 56 ' N , 4 ° 21' E | |
| height | 181-353 m | |
| surface | 28.42 km 2 | |
| Residents | 265 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 21330 | |
| INSEE code | 21419 | |
Molesme is a French municipality with 265 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Côte-d'Or department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Molesme is located in the northwest corner of the Côte d'Or on the Laignes River , 46 kilometers southeast of Troyes . Neighboring municipalities of Molesme are Channes in the west, Les Riceys in the north, Villedieu in the southeast and Vertault in the southwest. The municipality covers 2842 hectares, the mean height is 267 meters above sea level , the Mairie stands at an altitude of 221 meters.
Molesme is assigned to a climate zone of type Cfb (according to Köppen and Geiger ): warm, moderate rainy climate (C), fully humid (f), warmest month below 22 ° C, at least four months above 10 ° C (b). There is a maritime climate with a moderate summer.
history
The municipality was already settled in around Gallo-Roman times (52 BC to 486 AD), as the ruins of Vertilium prove.
Around 1860, the Départementsstraße was built, which connects the places Laignes and Les Riceys.
The church of Sainte-Croix still shows traces of the fighting between German and French troops in Molesme during the Second World War in June 1940.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
| Residents | 268 | 258 | 258 | 246 | 224 | 225 | 225 | 265 |
| Sources: Cassini and INSEE | ||||||||
Attractions
Molesme Abbey was founded in 1075 by Robert von Molesme . The abbey was damaged in the Hundred Years War (1337-1453), during the Huguenot Wars (1562-1598) and during the French Revolution (1789-1799). The abbey has been listed in the supplementary directory of the Monuments historiques since 1985 . Visits are only possible by appointment.
The Exaltation-de-la-Sainte-Croix church was built in the 12th and 13th centuries. It also served as a chapel for the abbey's novices. A new bell tower was built in the 19th century. The church has been registered in the supplementary directory of the Monuments historiques since 1987 . In the church hangs a 17th century painting attributed to Pierre Mignard . It was classified as a Monument historique in 1964 .
economy
Until the First World War (1914–1918) Molesme was an agriculturally oriented place where hemp textiles were also produced. The hemp was roasted in the river. There were also several limestone quarries .
The Châtillonnais wine region comprises 23 communities in the north of the Côte d'Or department. It is Pinot Noir and Chardonnay grown. Molesme is one of the main vineyards in Châtillonnais with 70 hectares of planted vineyards.
In the municipality there are controlled designations of origin (AOC) for Époisses (cheese) , Marc de Bourgogne , Fine de Bourgogne and wines from the wine-growing regions of Bourgogne , Bourgogne Passetoutgrain , Bourgogne Aligoté , Bourgogne Gamay , Crémant de Bourgogne and Bourgogne Grand Ordinaire as well as protected geographical indications ( IGP) for poultry ( Volailles de Bourgogne and Volailles du plateau de Langres ) , Emmental ( Emmental français Est-Central ) and mustard ( Moutarde de Bourgogne ) . Fine de Bourgogne is distilled from the lees from the wine barrels.
Personalities
- Robert von Molesme (1028–1111), founder abbot of the Cîteaux monastery and the Molesme abbey.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Le village de Molesme. In: Annuaire-Mairie.fr. Retrieved September 28, 2012 (French).
- ↑ Entry No. 21419 in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Entry No. 21419 in the Base Palissy of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ^ Marc et Fine de Bourgogne accèdent à l'AOC. (No longer available online.) In: Revue Vinicole Internationale. July 2011, archived from the original on March 3, 2016 ; Retrieved September 28, 2012 (French). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
