Bourguignon
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Montbeliard | |
| Canton | Valentigney | |
| Community association | Pays de Montbéliard agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 25 ' N , 6 ° 47' E | |
| height | 337-564 m | |
| surface | 5.56 km 2 | |
| Residents | 914 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 164 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25150 | |
| INSEE code | 25082 | |
 Mairie Bourguignon |
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Bourguignon is a French municipality with 914 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Doubs department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Bourguignon is located at 343 m , three kilometers north of Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans and about eleven kilometers south of the city of Montbéliard (as the crow flies). The village extends in the valley of the Doubs on the left bank of the river, in the northern French Jura between the heights of Grands Bois in the west and Chassagne in the east.
The area of the 5.56 km² large municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The central part of the area is occupied by the valley level of the Doubs, which flows here with several windings through a flat valley low of a little more than one kilometer wide to the north. The valley is flanked on both sides by steep slopes, which are criss-crossed by limestone bands in different places and divided by several erosion channels. In the east, the communal soil extends to the slopes of Chassagne . To the west, the municipality extends to the Tafeljura plateau of the Grands Bois , on which the highest elevation of Bourguignon is reached at 554 m. It is mainly forested ( Bois de Mont Pourrion ). The Ruisseau de Varembourg has its source here , flows through an erosion valley and flows into the Doubs near the village.
The settlement of Les Forges ( 345 m ) on the Doubs on the southern outskirts belongs to Bourguignon . Neighboring communities of Bourguignon are Mathay in the north, Mandeure and Écurcey in the east, Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans in the south and Écot in the west.
history
The municipality of Bourguignon was settled very early. The earliest evidence of human presence comes from the Neolithic. Various wall foundations prove the existence of a Gallic castle and a Roman villa. Various coin finds were also made.
In the Middle Ages, Bourguignon was part of the Neuchâtel domain . Together with Franche-Comté, the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. The ironworks of Bourguignon were founded on the Doubs around 1730, making the village an important location for the iron processing industry in the 19th century.
Attractions
The three-aisled church of Sainte-Anne was built in 1836 on the site of an earlier chapel in pseudo-Corinthian styles. Today a mansion with a square tower, which was built in 1526, serves as the rectory. The buildings of the industrial age include the iron works (18th century) and the former train station (19th century).
- Sainte-Anne church in Bourguignon
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 685 |
| 1968 | 653 |
| 1975 | 770 |
| 1982 | 754 |
| 1990 | 824 |
| 1999 | 903 |
| 1999 | 930 |
With 914 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Bourguignon is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been in the range between 400 and 600 people, there has been significant population growth since the early 1960s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Bourguignon developed into an industrial location as early as the 19th century. Today a metal processing company and various small and medium-sized businesses are located in the community. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work in the larger towns in the area and in the Montbéliard agglomeration.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main road D437, which leads from Montbéliard via Pont-de-Roide to Morteau . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around six kilometers away. The railway line from Montbéliard to Pont-de-Roide, inaugurated in 1886, is now used only for freight traffic. A bus line that runs from Montbéliard to Maîche connects Bourguignon to the public transport network.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 914-915.
