Boron (Territoire de Belfort)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Territoire de Belfort | |
| Arrondissement | Belfort | |
| Canton | Grandvillars | |
| Community association | South Territoire | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 34 ' N , 7 ° 1' E | |
| height | 360-397 m | |
| surface | 6.05 km 2 | |
| Residents | 480 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 79 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 90100 | |
| INSEE code | 90014 | |
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Boron is a French commune in the department Territoire de Belfort in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Boron is 375 m above sea level, about 15 kilometers southeast of the city of Belfort (as the crow flies). The village extends in the plain of the Burgundian Gate , in the hollow of a side valley of the Ruisseau de l'Écrevisse .
The area of the 6.05 km² municipal area includes a section of the slightly undulating landscape in the area of the Burgundian Gate (Trouée de Belfort). The northern part of the area is crossed in a southeast-northwest direction by the valley basin of the Dorfbach, which provides drainage over the Écrevisse and the Bourbeuse to the Allaine . This hollow is flanked on both sides by a plateau that is an average of 390 m. It is partly covered with arable and meadow land, partly with forest. In hollows and valleys there are various ponds that were created for fish farming. To the west, the community area extends over the plateau into the extensive forest area Bois Lachat , to the southeast to the Grand Bois . At 397 m, the highest point in Boron is reached on the southern municipal boundary in the Grand Bois.
Neighboring municipalities of Boron are Grosne and Vellescot in the north, Florimont in the east, Faverois and Joncherey in the south and Grandvillars in the west.
history
Boron is first mentioned in writing in 1105 in a document from the Froidefontaine Priory. Boron has been part of the County of Ferrette since the 12th century . In the first half of the 14th century the village came under the sovereignty of the Habsburgs. Together with the Sundgau , Boron came to the French crown with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Since 1793 the village has belonged to the Haut-Rhin department , but in 1871 it remained as part of the Territoire de Belfort, unlike the rest of Alsace, in France.
Attractions
The Saint-Luc church was built in the mid-19th century. Since then Boron has formed its own parish; previously it belonged to the parish of Grosne. The town center is characterized by half-timbered houses in the traditional Sundgau style.
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Boron (Territoire de Belfort)
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
| Residents | 187 | 189 | 227 | 291 | 356 | 351 | 401 |
With 480 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Boron is one of the small communities in the Territoire de Belfort. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (in 1901 there were still 271 people), the population has continued to grow steadily since the beginning of the 1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Boron was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding), fish farming and forestry. In addition, there are now some local small businesses. In the meantime the village has turned into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who go to work in the larger towns in the area and in the Belfort agglomeration.
The village is located off the major road connections on a department road that leads from Delle to Dannemarie . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around 16 kilometers away. Further road connections exist with Grosne and Grandvillars.
Personalities
- Robert de Boron (12th – 13th centuries), poet
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Territoire de Belfort. Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-037-X , pp. 187-188.
