Écurcey
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Montbeliard | |
| Canton | Maîche | |
| Community association | Pays de Montbéliard agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 24 ' N , 6 ° 49' E | |
| height | 353-598 m | |
| surface | 7.43 km 2 | |
| Residents | 268 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25150 | |
| INSEE code | 25216 | |
 Mairie and school buildings |
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Écurcey is a French municipality with 268 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Écurcey is located at 571 m, about twelve kilometers south of the city of Montbéliard (as the crow flies). The village extends in the northern Jura , on the plateau of the Table Jura north of the Lomont range and east of the Doube valley .
The 7.43 km² municipal area covers a section of the northern French Jura. The main part of the area is occupied by the slightly undulating Tafeljura plateau consisting of Sequan and Kimmeridge limestone, which averages 570 m. At 597 m, the highest point of Écurcey is reached on the Haut de Jeanney west of the village. The high plateau is mainly made up of arable and meadow land, but also shows some forest areas. There are no surface rivers here because the rainwater seeps into the karstified subsoil.
The high plateau is subdivided by the furrows of various erosion valleys. In the north, the wooded cuttings of the Combe de Vaumurger and the Combe de la Noye form the demarcation. A side valley of the Roide begins south of the village . To the southwest, the municipal area extends over the plateaus of Les Perches (576 m) and Sur les Rangs down to the Roide valley, to the outskirts of Pont-de-Roide and the eastern slope of the Doubs. The steep slopes are predominantly forested and in various places criss-crossed by limestone bands.
Neighboring municipalities of Écurcey are Mandeure and Bondeval in the north, Roches-lès-Blamont in the east, Autechaux-Roide in the south and Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans and Bourguignon in the west.
history
Since the Middle Ages, Écurcey belonged to the Blamont dominion . After the village came under the sovereignty of the Counts of Montbéliard in 1506, the Reformation was introduced. As part of the Blamont rule, which formed one of the four dominions of the Principality of Württemberg-Mömpelgard (Montbéliard) and was annexed by France in 1699, Écurcey finally came to France by contract in 1748. Today the village is part of the Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération municipal association .
Attractions
The Lutheran Church (Église luthérienne) was created in 1863 by converting the Lutheran school built in 1688. The tower was added in 1875 according to plans by the architect Jean Frédéric Fallots . In 1883 the school moved into new quarters, and since then the building has served as a church alone.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 206 |
| 1968 | 205 |
| 1975 | 263 |
| 1982 | 277 |
| 1990 | 289 |
| 1999 | 287 |
| 2016 | 270 |
With 268 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Écurcey is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population was subject to various fluctuations in the range between 125 and 210 people in the first half of the 20th century, significant population growth has been recorded since the early 1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Écurcey was predominantly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. In addition, there are now some local small businesses. In the meantime, the village has turned into a residential community thanks to its attractive location. Many workers are therefore commuters who do their work in the Montbéliard agglomeration.
The village is located away from the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Mandeure to Autechaux-Roide. The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around eleven kilometers away. Another road connection is with Roches-lès-Blamont.
Web links
- Information on the municipality of Écurcey ( memorial of November 14, 2008 on the Internet Archive ) (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Cf. “Ecurcey: l'église luthérienne” , in: Les temples ou églises luthériennes de France , accessed on January 24, 2016.