Bians-les-Usiers
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier | |
| Canton | Ornans | |
| Community association | Altitude 800 | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 58 ′ N , 6 ° 16 ′ E | |
| height | 700-922 m | |
| surface | 14.01 km 2 | |
| Residents | 679 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 48 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25520 | |
| INSEE code | 25060 | |
 Virgin Mary statue on the route de la Côte |
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Goux-les-Usiers is a French municipality with 679 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Bians-les-Usiers lies at 732 m above sea level, about nine kilometers northwest of the city of Pontarlier (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , on the southeastern edge of the high plateau of Val d'Usiers, at the foot of the Bois des Raffours.
The area of the 14.01 km² municipal area covers a section of the French Jura. The north-western part of the area is taken up by the Plateau des Val d'Usiers with the Bians basin, which lies at an average of 730 m and is mostly covered by meadows. A dry valley runs right through the plateau , which topographically belongs to the catchment area of the Loue . To the south-east of Bians-les-Usiers, the approximately 100 m high level of the Bois des Raffours leads over to the high plateau of Pissenavache and La Vrine (at 880 m). The slope is crowned by limestone cliffs in various places. At 919 m, the highest point in Bians-les-Usiers is reached on the summit of Mont Séverin in the Bois des Raffours. The southeastern border runs along the foot of the ridge of the Côte du Fol . The entire area has no surface watercourses because the rainwater seeps into the karstified subsoil.
In addition to the actual town center, Bians-les-Usiers also has two hamlets:
- Vons ( 740 m ) on the Plateau des Val d'Usiers at the foot of the Bois des Raffours
- Pissenavache ( 860 m ) in a hollow on the high plateau of La Vrine
Neighboring municipalities of Bians-les-Usiers are Évillers in the northwest, Goux-les-Usiers in the northeast, Vuillecin and Dommartin in the southeast and Sombacour in the southwest.
history
Since the 13th century Bians belonged to the Usier rule. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today, Bians-les-Usiers is the administrative seat of the community association Communauté de communes Altitude 800, which comprises 11 villages .
Attractions
The village church of Bians-les-Usiers was built in 1843. There is a chapel in the hamlet of Pissenavache.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 435 |
| 1968 | 399 |
| 1975 | 402 |
| 1982 | 476 |
| 1990 | 517 |
| 1999 | 529 |
| 2006 | 525 |
| 2016 | 670 |
With 679 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Bians-les-Usiers is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (in 1901 there were still 555 people), the population has continued to grow steadily since the beginning of the 1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Bians-les-Usiers was a village dominated by agriculture, in particular dairy farming and cattle breeding. In addition, there are now a few local small businesses, including a modern cheese dairy and a feed factory. 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 located off the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Sombacour to Ouhans . Another road connection is with Septfontaines .
