Nantilly
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Gray | |
| Community association | Val de Gray | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 28 ' N , 5 ° 32' E | |
| height | 192-243 m | |
| surface | 10.00 km 2 | |
| Residents | 481 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 48 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70100 | |
| INSEE code | 70376 | |
Nantilly is a commune in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Nantilly is located at an altitude of 199 m above sea level, five kilometers west of Gray and about 39 kilometers east-northeast of the city of Dijon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the far west of the department, west of the Saône valley , in the valley on both sides of the Soufroide.
The area of the exactly 10 km² large municipal area includes a section in the area of the plain of Gray. From north-west to south-east, the area is crossed by the Soufroide valley, which drains the river into the Saône. The valley floodplain is a maximum of one kilometer wide, averages 195 m and formerly formed a moorland. The valley of the Soufroide is flanked on both sides by a plateau that reaches a height of about 230 m. It is subdivided by various troughs that open towards the Soufroide. This plateau consists of alternating layers of calcareous and sandy-marly sediments from the Upper Jurassic and Tertiary periods . It is mainly used for agriculture. On a knoll in the north, the highest point of Nantilly is reached at 243 m. The eastern boundary is the Bois Guyot forest (up to 232 m). To the southwest the community area extends into the extensive forest of the Bois de Poyans .
Neighboring municipalities of Nantilly are Bouhans-et-Feurg and Chargey-lès-Gray in the north, Arc-lès-Gray in the east, Mantoche in the south and Poyans in the west.
history
The municipality of Nantilly was probably settled as early as the Paleolithic . In Roman times, the road from Besançon to Langres ran through the area . During excavations, various remains and finds from the Gallo-Roman era have been brought to light, including wall foundations, Roman coins and ceramic fragments. A burial ground dates from the Merovingian period.
Nantilly is mentioned in 1055 as part of a donation to the Bèze monastery. In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in that part of the Bailliage d'Amont . The local rule at that time was held by the lords of Autrey. In 1569 Nantilly was sacked and pillaged by the Duke of Zweibrücken's troops. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. The northern part of the village was destroyed by a major fire in 1807. At the end of the 19th century, with the opening of the railway line from Gray to Is-sur-Tille , Nantilly was connected to the transport network of the French railways. Today Nantilly is a member of the communal association Communauté de communes Val de Gray, which comprises 16 villages .
Attractions
The village church of Nantilly was rebuilt in 1770 and houses ironwork from 1766 as well as furniture and paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries. A Calvaire from 1827 is located near the former train station. Other noteworthy buildings include a lavoir from 1841, the stone bridge over the Soufroide from the 18th century and the castle, which now houses a hotel and restaurant.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 257 |
| 1968 | 251 |
| 1975 | 330 |
| 1982 | 422 |
| 1990 | 456 |
| 1999 | 452 |
With 511 inhabitants (2004) Nantilly is one of the smaller municipalities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (411 people were counted in 1886), the population has continued to grow steadily since the beginning of the 1970s. Since then the number of inhabitants has doubled.
Economy and Infrastructure
For a long time, Nantilly was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding). Today there are various local small businesses. In the last few decades the village has transformed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work in the larger towns in the Gray area or in the agglomeration of Dijon.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Arc-lès-Gray to Autrey-lès-Gray. Other road connections exist with Mantoche and Poyans. The railway line from Gray to Is-sur-Tille has been closed. A bus line connects Nantilly with Gray.
