Bourogne
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Territoire de Belfort | |
| Arrondissement | Belfort | |
| Canton | Châtenois-les-Forges | |
| Community association | Grand Belfort | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 34 ′ N , 6 ° 55 ′ E | |
| height | 327-427 m | |
| surface | 13.71 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,896 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 138 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 90140 | |
| INSEE code | 90017 | |
| Website | http://www.bourogne.fr/ | |
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Bourogne (German earlier Boringen or Böll ) is a French commune in the department Territoire de Belfort in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Bourogne is 330 m above sea level, about ten kilometers southeast of the city of Belfort (as the crow flies). The village extends in the plain of the Burgundian Gate , on the northern edge of the wide valley plain of the Bourbeuse , just before the confluence with the Allaine , on the eastern edge of the plateau of the Bois du Fahy.
The area of the 13.71 km² municipal area comprises a section of the landscape in the area of the Burgundian Gate (Trouée de Belfort) with only weak relief. The southern part of the area is taken up by the wide valley plain of the Bourbeuse and the Allaine, which averages 330 m. Both rivers join to the Allan southwest of the village. In the valley, which is more than a kilometer wide, there is also the waterway of the Rhine-Rhône Canal , which at Bourogne overcomes the height difference with a lock.
The community area extends from the valley floor to the northwest into the gently undulating landscape. The plateau is subdivided by several short side streams of the Bourbeuse. In these hollows and valleys there are various ponds that were created for fish farming. At the height of the Bois du Fahy , which separates the valley plains of Allan and Savoureuse, the highest point of Bourogne is reached at 427 m. Much of the parish land northwest of the village belongs to the Fougerais arsenal.
Neighboring municipalities of Bourogne are Moval and Meroux in the north, Charmois and Froidefontaine in the east, Morvillars , Méziré and Allenjoie in the south and Dambenois and Trévenans in the west.
history
The municipality of Bourogne was settled in prehistoric times. Various finds indicate that a Roman villa was located here. A Merovingian burial ground dates from the 7th and 8th centuries . Numerous finds such as ceramics, jewelry, weapons and coins have been unearthed during excavations.
Bourogne was first mentioned in a document in 1150 under the name Boronia . The names Bornigen , Boraigne , Boulougne and Borogne followed . Bourogne, which initially belonged to the Neuchâtel family in the Middle Ages, was divided between different domains in the 13th and 14th centuries. The northern part belonged to the county of Montbéliard, the southern part of the Counts of Ferrette. From 1347 both parts were united in the County of Ferrette. In the following years, the von Brinighoffen family administered the Bourogne lordship as vassals of the Counts of Ferrette. In the middle of the 14th century the village came under the sovereignty of the Habsburgs. Together with the Sundgau , Bourogne 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.
After the opening of the Rhine-Rhone Canal in 1829, Bourogne was an important port for the transport of coal from the Ronchamp area to the up-and-coming industrial center of Mulhouse . Bourogne was connected to the French railway network in 1876 when the line from Belfort to Delle was opened. As a result, its importance as a port on the Rhine-Rhone Canal quickly declined. The settlement of industry since the 1970s led to an economic boom. Since 2000, Bourogne was initially part of the Communauté d'Agglomération Belfortaine , which was merged into the Communauté d'agglomération Grand Belfort in 2017 .
Attractions
The Saint-Martin church, originally built in the Middle Ages, was rebuilt in 1735. It houses grave slabs of the local noble family and a pulpit from the 18th century. Only a few remains of the former castle of the von Brinighoffen family have survived. In the village there are two wash houses in neoclassical style from the 19th century. Espace Multimédia Gantner shows a collection of modern art as well as the lithographs by Bernard Gantner.
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Bourogne
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Residents | 838 | 845 | 906 | 1216 | 1353 | 1422 | 1887 |
With 1896 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Bourogne is one of the medium-sized communes in the Territoire de Belfort. After the population in the first half of the 20th century was in the range between 600 and 800 people, there has been a significant increase in population since the early 1970s. Since then the number of inhabitants has doubled.
Economy and Infrastructure
For a long time, Bourogne was mainly characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding), fish farming and forestry. Since the beginning of the 1970s, an industrial and commercial zone has been created in the valley on both sides of the Rhine-Rhone Canal. Mainly companies in surface treatment, construction and transport, metal processing and the electromechanical industry settled here. Many workers are also commuters who work in the agglomerations of Belfort and Montbéliard.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main road N19, which leads from Belfort to Delle. With the opening of the expressway from the A36 motorway to Delle, the town center was relieved of through traffic. The closest connection to the A36 is around six kilometers away. Another road connection is with Charmois. Bourogne is connected to Belfort by a bus line. Bourogne owns a station on the Belfort – Delle line, which was reactivated on the December 9, 2018 timetable change .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Territoire de Belfort. Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-037-X , pp. 189-192.
