Fénay

Fénay is a common French, located at 10 km in the south of Dijon in the department of the Coast-with Or of the area Burgundy. It includes/understands the hamlets of Fénay, Domois and Chevigny.

Geography

Fénay is located at 10 km in southern limit of the " Large Dijon" , with the intersection of the highways A6 and A39, just after Longvic and on the important road axes of the RD 996 (North-South axis Dijon - Seurre) and of the RD 108 (East-West axis).

The coordinates geodetic of the town hall are: 47°14' 54 of Northern latitude and 5°03' 54 of longitude Is. The culminating point of the commune (251 meters) is located at the Fort of Beauregard.

On a surface of 1.045 hectares, one counts 700 ha of arable lands and 103 ha of forests (65 ha with Fénay, 36,5 ha with Chevigny and 1,65 ha with Domois). The territory of the commune is crossed by the Sansfond, or Hundred-Font.

Fénay is equipped with two artisanal zones: a zone located in edge of the RD 996 at Fénay, another in Chevigny. They count forty small companies. The Academy of the Natural Sites of Burgundy is localized in Fénay. The commune shelters 690 employment thus.

History

Prehistory

At the time of excavations, tools dating from the Moustérien were discovered, some documents, of the donations, quote for the first time the commune (in 679 and 783). At the 9th century, the river Hundred-Font is mentioned with its original orthography. It evokes a fountain, a source (" font "). Domois appears as of the end of the 7th century. At the 10th century, acts prove the culture of the vine to the " Villa Duemensis ".

At the beginning of the 12th century, the monks of Saint-Benign and those of Cîteaux extend their possessions on the territory fédinois (mills, ponds,…). Thus, the Mill of the Ponds would have an origin cistercian. In 1177, one speaks about the church of Fénay. The monticule bordering the fountain of Chevigny could represent the site of the castle of the lords of Chaudenay, made in 1311 at Fénay. In 1378, a search for fires counts 19 hearths with Fénay and 4 in Chevigny as in Domois. _ Sources. In any case, they are sometimes regarded as villages " retrayants " of this Seigneurie, i.e. in exchange of contributions, they can profit from the right of " retrait" within the castle in order to benefit from its potentially useful protection in this period disturbed from the 14th century and 15th century. In 1365 and 1369, Fénay takes part thus in the financing of the reinforcement of the walls of the farmyard of the ducal fortress of Rouvres. These contributions are renewed several times, in particular to maintain the " macadamizations " " chastel " roburien: 1373,1374,1375,1378 and 1380. The dangers of the years of the duke Jean Without Peur require new calls for capital (1411). Sometimes, the participation is " manuelle" : in 1419, the provost of Reopen mande the population for the cleaning of the ditches of the castle.

Modern times

The first mentions of a commune with Fénay date from the end of the 16th century (between 1590 and 1593).

In October 1636, on the way towards Saint-Jean-with-Losne that it leaves to besiege, the general of the Impériaux Matthias Gallas (1584-1647) leaves many ruins and desolations on his passage in the plains of the Ouche and the the Saone. Fénay knows its batch of destruction.

The Seigneurie of Domois passes to the Gagne family in 1650. In 1666, one counts 16 fires with Fénay and 6 in Domois. Their inhabitants all seem very poor. The Seigneurie of Domois passes by again with the young marquis Anne-Charles of Clermont-Thunder in 1783.

As for the Châtellenie of Rouvres which extended until Fénay, Chevigny and Ouges, it is removed in 1782. _ Sources. August 27th, 1944, a allied plane P-47 Thunderbolt, of return of mission of bombardment on Besancon, is cut down by the flak. The pilot will jump in parachute. Recovered by an inhabitant of the village, it is hidden then exfiltré by maquis.

After war, the commune continues its development. It increases and is modernized: water conveyance (1950), rural Regrouping (1954). A first allotment is established in Domois in 1960. It is followed there from a new elementary school coupled to a system of school bus service between the three hamlets of the commune (1972). The same year, the collecting of the household refuse is organized and the SIVOM of Saulon-the-Vault creates. Sporting installations (cloakrooms, usable airfields, room omnisport) and artisanal zones (Fénay, Domois) leave ground. In one half-century, the communal population quadrupled! _ Sources is in fact a regrouping of three hamlets: one bears its name, Fénay, and the two others name Domois and Chevigny. A characteristic: the town hall is located on the territory of the hamlet of Chevigny, the church on that of Fénay, and the school on Domois. Since January 1st, 2007, Fénay belongs to the " Large Dijon" , the community of the Dijonese aglomeration.

Demography

The inhabitants of Fénay name the Fédinois and the Fédinoises .

Sources,

Graph of the evolution of the population 1793-2006

In 2006, the population of Fénay is of 1281 inhabitants.

Places and monuments

Saint Martin's day church

The church Saint Martin de Fénay dates from the 13th century. It is the parish church of the communes of Fénay (and thus also of the hamlets of Domois and Chevigny) and of Saulon-the-Street. It is registered with the Historic buildings (Decree of June 23rd, 1947).

It includes/understands a chorus of the beginning of XIIIe century made up of three absidioles in half dome corresponding each one to a primitive nave. The transept date completion of XIIIe century. The nave, also of XIIIe century, was altered in XIVe century with the removal of the pillars which separated it from the sides. It preserves its southern side door however as well as the cornice with modillons bevelled. The windows of this nave are quite posterior: they go back to a restoration at the XVIIe century.

One notices in this church a tombstone of the beginning of XVIe century (classified in 1923), that d'" Antoinette de Dinteville, widow of Étard of Saulx, lord of Orain, died in 1516 ".

Other objects or elements of this church are also classified or interesting:

Worship of the Magi , table of the XVIIe century (classified)
a saint Carthusian monk in meditation , fabric of the XVIIe century (classified)
the Education of the Virgin , polychrome statue of the XVIIIe century
Holy bishop , stone statue of XVe century
tomb stone of " Sirs Parisot" , Dijoneses installed and buried with Fénay after having fled the plague of the big city (XVIIIe century)
High altar (or gate vault ), furnace bridge , steps of furnace bridge : wood carved and gilded XVIIe century (classified)
Pulpit to preach , out of carved wood of the XVIIe century.

The garden of the presbytery is also classified.

Extremely of Beauregard

Also called " Strong Fauconnet " , this military building built at the end of the XIXe century, of 1877 to 1881, belongs to the Système Séré de Rivières. It was to take part in the defense of the Dijonese agglomeration. Today unused, it was restored and is opened to the public at the time of the Days of the Inheritance.

See: Extremely of Beauregard

Closed of Domois

The orphanage of Domois is created in 1880 by the abbot Jean-François Chanlon, at the request of Monseigneur Rivet, bishop of Dijon. It is built on the site of the old sanctuary Notre-Dame de Domois. The principal building goes back to 1935. After several evolutions during the XXe century, the field of Domois, private property, remains a place devoted to the service of the children.

In the beginning, the Chanlon abbot wished to prepare the orphans with the life in their giving a trade. He encourages the creation of various workshops: printing works (1892), joinery, forging mill, shoe manufacture. A farm allows also the training of the work of the ground. In 1971, the orphanage becomes laic. It takes the name of " Hearth of Domois" : the workshops disappear, of the children concerned with médico-educational care are accommodated. In 1993, the hearth becomes l'" Educational institute and Thérapeuthique". A center of insertion by the work, in particular specialized in the recycling of computer material, was established in part of the places.

Recently a religious community, the " Sitio" fraternity; , with built on the site its priory independently of the Field.

Arboretum

The arboretum was established on the hamlet of Domois in 1995. 28 different gasolines constitute this arboretum, including 16 leafy and 12 resinous, for a total of approximately 120 seedlings.

Personalities related to the commune

Fénay counts some titular natives of the Légion of Honor:

Calude Costet, born the 1/19/1783 in Domois

Camille Etienne Fromentin' , born the 6/17/1865 in Fénay

See too

Internal bonds

Common of Coast-in Or

External bonds

Official site of the commune of Fénay
Fénay on the site of the national geographical Institute
Fénay on the site of INSEE
Fénay on the site of Quid
Localization of Fénay on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Fénay on Mapquest
on WikiMapia.

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