Bretigney
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Montbeliard | |
| Canton | Bavans | |
| Community association | Pays de Montbéliard agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 29 ' N , 6 ° 38' E | |
| height | 355-455 m | |
| surface | 1.83 km 2 | |
| Residents | 73 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 40 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25250 | |
| INSEE code | 25093 | |
 Mairie and former school |
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Bretigney is a French commune with a population of 73 (as at 1st January 2017) in the Doubs department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Bretigney is located at 390 m above sea level, about twelve kilometers west of the city of Montbéliard (as the crow flies). The village extends on a high plateau north of the Doubstal , at the beginning of a valley to the west of Mont Truchot.
The area of the 1.83 km² municipal area comprises a section of the hilly landscape north of the Doube valley. The central part of the area is occupied by the high plateau of Bretigney, which is 400 to 420 m. It consists partly of arable land and meadow, partly of forest and is bordered in the west by the Faimbe valley basin. The hollow of a dry valley begins east of the village and leads south to the Doubstal valley. To the east, the municipality extends to the height of the forest of Mont Truchet , on which the highest elevation of Bretigney is reached at 455 m. The entire area shows no surface running water because the rainwater seeps into the karstified subsoil of the limestone plateaus.
The neighboring communities of Bretigney are Faimbe and Montenois in the north and Beutal in the south.
history
Since the Middle Ages, Bretigney has belonged to the Counts of Montbéliard, who introduced the Reformation in 1565 . With the occupation of the county of Württemberg-Mömpelgard (Montbéliard) , the village finally came into French hands in 1793. Today Bretigney is part of the Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération municipal association .
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 43 |
| 1968 | 45 |
| 1975 | 44 |
| 1982 | 40 |
| 1990 | 58 |
| 1999 | 68 |
| 2004 | 75 |
| 2016 | 71 |
With 73 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Bretigney is one of the smallest municipalities in the Doubs department. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been in the range between 23 and 50 people, population growth has been recorded since the beginning of the 1980s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Bretigney was predominantly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding). Even today, the residents live mainly from their work in the first sector. Outside the primary sector there are few jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
The village is located off the main thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Faimbe to Montenois. The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around 14 kilometers away. Another road connection exists with Beutal.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , p. 699.
