Sellières
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | law | |
| Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier | |
| Canton | Bletterans | |
| Community association | Bresse Haute Seille | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 50 ′ N , 5 ° 34 ′ E | |
| height | 212-310 m | |
| surface | 9.90 km 2 | |
| Residents | 744 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 75 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 39230 | |
| INSEE code | 39508 | |
Sellières is a French municipality with 744 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Jura in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the canton of Bletterans in the arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier and to the Val de Brenne municipal association .
geography
Sellières is located between the Bresse and the Revermont , 20 kilometers north of Lons-le-Saunier and 32 kilometers south of Dole between Toulouse-le-Château in the east and Vers-sous-Sellières in the west. The Brenne flows through the municipality. The hamlet of Baudin belongs to the municipality.
history
During excavations in Sellières, finds from the Gallo-Roman period (52 BC to 486) were made. The village was first mentioned in a document in the 12th century. In the administrative structure after the French Revolution until the reorganization of the cantons in 2015, the municipality was the capital of the canton of Sellières .
Attractions
The Hôtel de Vaudrey town house was built in the 18th century using parts of the Sellières fortifications. The fortifications were built in the 15th century. The right tower of the main building stands at the point where a city gate was located in the Middle Ages. In the same street is the Hôtel Doroz , which was built in the 15th century. However, only one turret has survived from that time. The building was rebuilt in the 18th century. The Hôtel Poly was also built in the 15th century and remodeled in 1713. All three hotels are privately owned.
The Mairie (mayor's office) was built in 1832 and also served as a school. It stands on the site of a former barracks of the cavalry that of Louis XIV. Had been set up (1638-1715) and until the French Revolution was used.
An original chapel de l'Assomption ( Assumption of the Virgin Mary ) was built in the 14th century. Only a bell tower from the 15th century has survived. The parish church de l'Assomption was built in 1787 and work had to be suspended because of the French Revolution. In 1843 the new building was destroyed. The bell tower is owned by the municipality. The parish church of Saint-Pierre was built around 1865, it has no bell tower.
The old Menétrier oil mill is now used as a sawmill . From 1894 to 1900 it was used as an oil mill, after which it was used more and more as a sawmill. Parts of the sawmill burned down in 1975. It was then rebuilt and enlarged. In 1995 it still employed two workers.
The market hall was built around 1857 in the classicism style, where the grain trade took place.
economy
Important occupations of the Selliérois are agriculture , viticulture , fruit growing , beekeeping and the breeding of domestic cattle . There is a diamond cutting shop and dairy on site. Local products include wines from the AOC Côtes-du-Jura , apples and Comté cheese .
Web links
- Sellières on cartesfrance.fr in French
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official website of the CC Val de Brenne ( Memento of the original from November 22, 2008 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (French) Retrieved January 3, 2010
- ^ Sellières in Base Mérimée (French) Retrieved January 3, 2010.
- ↑ Commune de Sellières (39508) - Dossier complet on insee.fr in French.
- ^ Fonds de la Chambre Syndicale des Ouvriers Diamantaires de Saint-Claude in French.
- ↑ AOC, appellation et label présent sur le territoire de Sellières on annuaire-mairie.fr in French.
