Chassey-lès-Montbozon

Chassey-lès-Montbozon is a common French, located in the department of the Haute-Saône and the area Franche-Comté.

Its inhabitants is called the Chasséens and the Chasséennes .

Toponymy

Chace , 1183 (A. Rhône, 48 H. 3082), 1199 (AHS. H. 195), 1275 (pouillé). Chacey , 1406 (TOB.II.15). Name of anybody of Latin origin Cassiuset and suffice - acum. Or lez: old preposition meaning “beside”.
Before the Revolution and the creation of the departments, the commune was called Chassey-lès-Rougemont.

Geography

the commune of Chassey is primarily rural, with a territory devoted to the Agriculture: mainly the bovine breeding (production of milk) and the culture of Céréale S. the borough is crossed by the Ognon.

Dependences:

It House-of-Vau the

Hamlet which was common in 1790 (93 hab.) and in year VIII (82 hab.) joined together with Chassey by decree of March 31st, 1806. The order of the Temple had there a barn and a farm, additional of Commanderie the Dirty ones. With the dissolution of the order, it House-of-Vau belonged to the commandery of Villedieu in Fontenette.

Forging mill-of-Bonnal

The forging mills existed already in XVIe century and are undoubtedly older. They included/understood a blast furnace and three fires of forging mill. The blast furnace was extinct about 1840 and the forging mill stopped about 1860. The important hamlet that they constituted périclita then.

Communes bordering

Thieffrans, Tressandans, Bonnal, Esprels, Vallerois-the-Wood, Presle.

the Common Frenchwoman most distant from Chassey-lès-Montbozon: Ushant (854.5 km)

History

Pre Guillemin, excavations made it possible to put at the day a site occupation Gallo-Roman E, undoubtedly a river port, with in particular of the iron stylets being probably used to write on shelves.

On the territory of the commune were at the 15th century of the forging mills, to exploit the Iron ore, and even a Haut-fourneau at the 19th century. The périclita activity in 1840.

Administration

Permanences of the secretariat of town hall: Monday of 10:00 at 11:00, Wednesday and Friday of 14:00 to 18:00.

Political life

The current mayor of Chassey-lès-Montbozon is Maurice Verder, re-elected in 2001 with 56.3% of the suffrages.
As any commune whose population lies between 100 and 500 inhabitants, Chassey is managed by a Municipal council composed of eleven elected officials (of which 2 are associated with the mayor).

See also: List of the mayors of Chassey-lès-Montbozon

Taxation

The rate of Taxe of dwelling for the commune is relatively stable to 5,64% in 2007 and 5,00% in 2001. Just like that of the department which is of 16,84% in 2007 and of 14,70% in 2001. That of the area is of 3,92% in 2007 and 3,07% in 2001.

Demography

The commune of Chassey counted 229 inhabitants with the last census of INSEE in 2006. The density of the commune is of 12 hab/km ².

Culture and Inheritance

Places and monuments

the Mairie of the village was built in 1832. The pediment of this one comprises the mention " House commune" in addition to the date.

a castle of the 18th century, today to the abandonment, belonged to the family of Buretel de Chassey then to the Baron of Vomécourt.

the Gallo-Roman vestiges of Pre Guillemin were classified historic building, as well as the church paléo-Christian woman of the Saint-Maurice Drudgery.

Of the works located in the parish church Saint-Gengoul is also classified like historic buildings, among which a bronze bell of 1767, a fence of chorus out of wrought iron and the pulpit to be also preached out of wood dating from the 18th century.

War memorial - 1923

Fountains

Personalities related to the commune

Jean Joseph César Duchon , born towards the 1759, deceased October 2nd 1826 with Chassey-lès-Montbozon, ironmaster. Married the June 3rd 1789 with Marie Therese Voisard. Marie Therese Voisard is the godmother of the second bell of the church.

Jean Etienne Bardenet , born in Chassey-lès-Montbozon the February 26th 1763 and dead the January 20th 1844 with Acey (70), cleaned of Mesnay (39).

Jean François Constantin de Crevoisier Baron de Vomécourt , born in Chassey-lès-Montbozon the May 25th 1899 and died around on February 12th 1945 with Orianenbourg in Germany, Mayor of Bonnal. Volunteer at 17 years in the Royal Air Force, cut down in 1917, seriously wounded. Demobilized after 9 months of hospital with the rank of lieutenant it obtains British nationality as reward. It enters resistance with his two brothers in 1941 and obtains spectacular successes like the destruction of German motor torpedo boats. Captain of FFI, it was stopped the July 26th 1942 imprisoned then with Besancon, then with Fresnes. Died for France in deportation. Its name is reproduced on the War memorial of Chassey-lès-Montbozon.

Cecile Guillame, born in Chassey-lès-Montbozon the July 18th 1933 and dead the August 4th 2004, was the first woman graveure of postage stamps French.

Henri Pescarolo, (born on September 25th 1942 in Paris) French, also directing racing driver of stable. Complete pilot, it is especially known for his record of participation and his 4 successes in the 24 hours of Mans. Its great-great-grandmother, Jeanne Célestine Duchon, born the September 29th 1805 in Chassey-lès-Montbozon is one of the girls of the couple Jean Joseph César Duchon and Marie Therese Voisard.

Gastronomy

Champagne of Chassey

Chassey… elsewhere

The name of the commune is found in several places of France and elsewhere in the world.

Another village of the Haute-Saône bears the name of Chassey-lès-Scey.

In Coast-with Or, a small village is also called Chassey.

In the Meuse, one finds Chassey-Bowsprit.

Finally in Saône-et-Loire, Chassey-the-Camp.

See too

The Chasséen is the name given to a culture of the average Neolithic era. The culture chasséenne is associated with a remarkable ceramics whose geometrical decorations are engraved after cooking.

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