- Senay
French hamlet
nomhamlet=Senay
caption=
x=197
y=137
lat_long=coord|46|32|25|N|5|34|48|E|region:FR_type:city
insee=39443
cp=39270
région=Franche-Comté
département=Jura
arrondissement=Lons-le-Saunier
canton=Orgelet
commune=Présilly
maire=
mandat=
alt mini=515 m
alt maxi=491 m
km²=
sans=102
date-sans=1999
dens=9|Senay is a village and a hamlet of
Présilly commune in the Jura "département", in the French region ofFranche-Comté . Senay has maximum 8 houses out of which almost half are occupied by same family who own the land around this Hamlet. An ideal location for holidays with hills ofPrésilly behind it providing an ideal place for morning or evening walks. Nearest commercial area is Canton ofOrgelet which has facilities like banks, cash machines, fuel station, hotels, restaurants, pharmacy etc. or you can go to the city ofLons-le-Saunier which is about 20km from Senay.Présilly is well known for its vestiges of a castle dating from the 11th and 14th centuries where every summer open air theatrical shows are organized in the summer. The castle is surrounded by a discovery trail to recall what castle life was like.There is an industrial zone between Senay and Orgelet where famous manufacturers like
Verchere Plastiques (plastic manufacturing notably for perfume bottles andJanod (wooden toys made from the forests of Jura) and even factory for an American engineering companyPulse Engineering (company) (A Technitrol Company) have their establishments.Demographics
As of the
census of 1999, the population of Présilly was 102.
The estimation for 2005 was 107.ee also
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Communes of the Jura department References
* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en iconExternal links
* [http://www.orgelet.com/ Official site of the Orgelet Village of which Presilly is a commune (in French)]
* [http://www.balladinsduchateau.net/gallerie%20photo%20miserables/album%20miserables.htm/ Some Photos from "Les Miserables" show at the castle ruins]
* [http://pagesperso-orange.fr/chateaudepresilly/historique.htm/ Le Chateau de Presilly - History (in French)]
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