Moncley

Moncley is a common French, located in the department of the Doubs and the area Franche-Comté.

Geography

History

Administration

Demography

Places and monuments

Castle of Moncley

A little with the variation the village, the castle of Moncley dominates the valley of Ognon. It was built near the old feudal fortress of origin. It represents a brilliance and rare testimony of neo-classic architecture in France, and particularly in Franche-Comté. The castle of Moncley was founded in 1778 for the marquis François Terrier of Santans. The frontage giving on the garden is decorated of a capped rotunda of a cupola. Inside, the hall comprises 12 columns with chapitaux Corinthians supporting a platform with balustrades, which you reach by a majestic staircase, with double revolution.

First of all, the castle of Moncley allured by the concave line of its frontage. Added to its majestic rotunda and its rich person interior decoration, the unit thus obtained constitutes a large masterpiece of architecture comtoise.

Personalities related to the commune

See too

Common of Doubs

External bonds

Moncley on the site of the national geographical Institute
Moncley on the site of INSEE
Moncley on the site of Quid
Localization of Moncley on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Moncley on Mapquest

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