Épenoy
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier | |
| Canton | Valdahon | |
| Community association | Portes du Haut-Doubs | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 8 ' N , 6 ° 22' E | |
| height | 679-822 m | |
| surface | 13.25 km 2 | |
| Residents | 630 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 48 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25800 | |
| INSEE code | 25219 | |
 Mairie Épenoy |
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Épenoy is a French municipality with 630 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Épenoy is located at 745 m above sea level, three kilometers southeast of Valdahon and about 28 kilometers southeast of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , on a hill on the plateau of Valdahon, the so-called first plateau of the Jura, north of the first higher Jura ranges.
The area of the 13.25 km² municipal area covers a section of the French Jura. The main part of the area is occupied by the low relief high plateau of Valdahon, which averages 720 m. It is predominantly made up of arable and meadow land, partly also of forest. The plateau, characterized by various trough-like depressions ( Champ du Mont and Bois de Baremont ), has no above-ground running water because the rainwater seeps into the karstified subsoil. To the east, the community soil extends over the hill and the forests of Baremont to the basin of Avoudrey. In the northeast, the municipal area extends on the ridge of the Grand Bois et Viard , on which the highest elevation of Épenoy is reached at 822 m.
Neighboring municipalities of Épenoy are Valdahon , Chevigney-lès-Vercel , Adam-lès-Vercel and Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp in the north, Avoudrey in the east, Passonfontaine and Les Premiers Sapins with Rantechaux in the south and Étray in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, Épenoy belonged to the Cicon dominion. A side line of the lords of Cicon, who called themselves d'Espenoy, had a castle built in the village in the 14th century, which lasted until the 16th century. Together with Franche-Comté , Épenoy came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Épenoy is a member of the Portes du Haut-Doubs municipal association .
On January 1, 2009 there was a change in the arrondissement membership of the municipality. Previously belonging to the Arrondissement Besançon , all municipalities of the canton came to the Arrondissement Pontarlier.
Attractions
The Saint-Renobert church was given its current appearance in the Tuscan style when it was rebuilt in 1837 and underwent extensive restoration in 1960. It has modern glass windows with abstract motifs. In the place of the former castle there is now a manor house, in which components from the 14th century are integrated. Various farmhouses in the characteristic style of Franche-Comté from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved in the town center.
Saint-Renobert Church
Dairy
former washing area and cattle trough
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 396 |
| 1968 | 428 |
| 1975 | 414 |
| 1982 | 426 |
| 1990 | 407 |
| 1999 | 458 |
| 2006 | 546 |
| 2016 | 631 |
With 630 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Épenoy is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (519 people were still counted in 1886), a significant increase in population has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1990s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Épenoy was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding). In addition, there are now a number of local small businesses, especially craft businesses and retail shops. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is located near the main road D461 that goes from Besançon to Morteau . Other road connections exist with Valdahon, Étray, Nods, Rantechaux and Passonfontaine.
Personalities
- Jacques Bouveresse (* 1940), philosopher
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 1331-1332.
