Buc (Territoire de Belfort)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Territoire de Belfort | |
| Arrondissement | Belfort | |
| Canton | Châtenois-les-Forges | |
| Community association | Grand Belfort | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 37 ' N , 6 ° 47' E | |
| height | 364-461 m | |
| surface | 2.44 km 2 | |
| Residents | 283 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 116 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 90800 | |
| INSEE code | 90020 | |
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Buc (German earlier Birr ) is a French commune in the department Territoire de Belfort in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Buc is located 372 m above sea level, about six kilometers west-southwest of the city of Belfort (as the crow flies). The village extends in the hill country west of Belfort, in the extreme west of the department, in a wide hollow between the heights of the Bois du Mont in the southeast and the Brisée in the northwest.
The area of the 2.44 km² municipal area comprises a section of the slightly undulating landscape in the western area of the Burgundian Gate (Trouée de Belfort). The main part of the area is occupied by the Buc plateau, which is on average 380 m. It is used agriculturally as arable and meadow land. The village stream of Buc drains the area to the south via the Lizaine to Allan near Montbéliard. The Étang du Paquis is located in the Chaufour forest northeast of the village . To the southeast, the community area extends over a gently sloping slope to the wide ridge of the Bois du Mont , on which the highest elevation of Buc is reached at 461 m.
Neighboring municipalities of Buc are Châlonvillars and Essert in the north, Urcerey in the east, Échenans in the south and Mandrevillars in the west.
history
Buc was first mentioned in a document at the end of the 12th century under the name of Bures . The names Bus and But come from later times . Initially under the influence of the Lords of Montbéliard, Buc came under the sovereignty of the Habsburgs in the mid-14th century and belonged to the Belfort rule. Together with the Sundgau , the village came to the French crown with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Since 1793, Buc 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.
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 213 | 219 | 230 | 273 | 284 | 312 | 307 |
With 283 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Buc is one of the small communities in the Territoire de Belfort. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been in the range between 160 and 200 people, there has been significant population growth since the beginning of the 1970s.
Attractions
The Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary ( Église de la Nativité de la Sainte Vierge ) was built in 1718 and has a rich interior , including an altar from the time it was built.
The old town center is characterized by various farmhouses in the traditional Franche-Comté style from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Buc was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. In addition, there are now some local small businesses. In the meantime the village has turned into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who do their work in the agglomerations of Belfort and Montbéliard .
The village is located away from the major road connections on a department road that leads from Bavilliers to Luze . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around six kilometers away. Another road connection is with Châlonvillars.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Territoire de Belfort. Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-037-X , pp. 102-103.
