Bouverans
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier | |
| Canton | Frasne | |
| Community association | Plateau de Frasne et du Val du Drugeon | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 51 ′ N , 6 ° 12 ′ E | |
| height | 822-1,101 m | |
| surface | 18.17 km 2 | |
| Residents | 364 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25560 | |
| INSEE code | 25085 | |
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Bouverans is a French municipality with 364 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Bouverans lies at 825 m above sea level, about twelve kilometers west-southwest of the city of Pontarlier (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , on the wide high plateau of Arlier (Pontarlier-Frasne), on both sides of the Drugeon , northwest of the Montagne du Laveron .
The area of the 18.17 km² large municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The main part of the area is taken up by the high plateau of Arlier, which averages 830 m. It is mostly covered by meadows, but also shows larger moor areas. The area is drained by the Drugeon to the northeast to the Doubs . The Drugeon used to meander through the moorland, but today it is largely canalized. Two moor lakes belong to Bouverans: the Lac de l'Entonnoir at the foot of the Laveron and the Étang Berthelot (privately owned). To the southeast, the community area extends over a steep forest slope on the ridge of the Montagne du Laveron, which forms an anticline of the Jura in geological and tectonic terms . On a hill in the Bois de Chôle , the highest point of Bouverans is reached at 1101 m. In the extreme south, the area extends into the valley of the Cluse des Oïes , through which the upper Drugeon flows , and which separates the Laveron from the Bois du Châlet to the south-west .
Neighboring municipalities of Bouverans are Dompierre-les-Tilleuls and La Rivière-Drugeon in the north, La Planée in the east, Vaux-et-Chantegrue and Bonnevaux in the south and Frasne in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, Bouverans was part of the La Rivière lordship, which was subordinate to the Lords of Chalon. During the Thirty Years War , the village was sacked in 1639 by the troops of Duke Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar . Together with Franche-Comté , Bouverans came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Since 2003 Bouverans has been a member of the community association Communauté de communes du Plateau de Frasne et du Val du Drugeon, which comprises 10 villages .
Attractions
The village church of Bouverans was built in the 19th century. Near the Lac de l'Entonnoir is the Notre-Dame du Lac chapel , which was built between 1860 and 1862.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 240 |
| 1968 | 207 |
| 1975 | 181 |
| 1982 | 209 |
| 1990 | 239 |
| 1999 | 270 |
| 2006 | 310 |
| 2016 | 360 |
With 364 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Bouverans is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (511 people were counted in 1876), the population has continued to grow steadily since the mid-1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Bouverans was a village dominated by agriculture, especially dairy farming and cattle breeding, as well as forestry. In addition, there are now some small businesses, including a sawmill. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many employed people are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area, mainly in Pontarlier.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from La Rivière-Drugeon to Bonnevaux. Another road connection is with Dompierre-les-Tilleuls.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , p. 953.
