Boussières (Doubs)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Besançon-6 | |
| Community association | Grand Besançon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 9 ' N , 5 ° 54' E | |
| height | 220-452 m | |
| surface | 5.58 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,123 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 201 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25320 | |
| INSEE code | 25084 | |
Boussières is a French commune with 1,123 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the canton of Besançon-6 in the arrondissement of Besançon .
geography
Boussières is located at 275 m , about 13 kilometers southwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends on the western edge of the Jura , on a hill at the western foot of the Mont, south of the Doube valley .
The area of the 5.58 km² large municipality covers a section of the western French Jura. The main part of the area is occupied by the hill of Boussières and a broad basin adjacent to the south, which opens to the west to the Doubstal. The western and northern borders run along the Doubs, which stretches here in a large curve to the south and flows through a wide valley. The community area extends to the south-east up to the ridge of Montgardot, which separates the Doubs and Loue valleys . The highest point of Boussières is reached here at 452 m.
Neighboring municipalities of Boussières are Torpes and Thoraise in the north, Vorges-les-Pins in the east, Quingey , Abbans-Dessus and Abbans-Dessous in the south and Osselle-Routelle in the west.
history
The municipal area of Boussières was settled very early, which was proven by finds from the Bronze Age and the Gallo-Roman era. The place name is derived from the Latin word buxus (box tree). Since the 11th century, Boussières formed a parish. In 1548, almost the entire village fell victim to a major fire. Together with Franche-Comté , Boussières came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The symbol of the village is the Saint-Étienne church , which originally dates back to the 11th century. The Romanesque bell tower has been preserved from this period ; the vestibule was built in 1574 and the nave was rebuilt from 1725 to 1727. Various houses from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved in the old town center.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 505 |
| 1968 | 531 |
| 1975 | 697 |
| 1982 | 762 |
| 1990 | 837 |
| 1999 | 929 |
| 2004 | 1040 |
| 2016 | 1102 |
With 1123 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Boussières is one of the smaller communities in the Doubs department. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been in the range between 510 and 610 people, a significant increase in population has been recorded since the mid-1960s. Since then the number of inhabitants has doubled.
Economy and Infrastructure
For a long time, Boussières was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and dairy farming). There are also some small and medium-sized businesses today. The two most important companies in Boussières are the paper mill and a precision engineering company. 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 departmental road that leads from Besançon to Byans-sur-Doubs. The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around 13 kilometers away. Other road connections exist with Vorges-les-Pins and Torpes.
