Buffard
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Saint Vit | |
| Community association | Loue-Lison | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 2 ' N , 5 ° 49' E | |
| height | 236-450 m | |
| surface | 8.10 km 2 | |
| Residents | 169 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25440 | |
| INSEE code | 25098 | |
Buffard is a French municipality with 169 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Buffard is located at 255 m , east of Arc-et-Senans , about 27 kilometers southwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends on the western edge of the Jura , at the western foot of the Trémont , at the exit of the Loue from the Jura mountain ranges into the broad Val d'Amour.
The area of the 8.10 km² municipal area covers a section of the western French Jura. The area is bounded to the west by the Loue, which flows here in a large arc around the hill of Champagne-sur-Loue before reaching the Saône plain. The flat valley floor is approximately one kilometer wide. To the east, the community area extends over the gentle slopes of Buffard to the adjacent, predominantly wooded ridge of Bois du Peu ( 443 m ) and Trémont , on which Buffard's highest elevation is reached at 450 m. This ridge stretches south from Quingey to the breakthrough of the Loue at Rennes-sur-Loue. In the far north, the area is part of the Liesle basin, which is drained by the Ruisseau au Saumont to the Loue.
Buffard's neighboring communities are Liesle in the north, Chay and Rennes-sur-Loue in the east, Port-Lesney in the south and Champagne-sur-Loue in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages Buffard belonged to the Liesle and Chissey lords. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The first construction of the Saint-Hilaire church dates back to the 12th century, but no components are left today. The choir was redesigned in the 16th century in the Gothic flamboyant style, while the nave was rebuilt in 1860. The church is richly decorated , including a pietà from the 16th century.
Various farmhouses in the characteristic style of Franche-Comté from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved in the town center.
Saint-Hilaire church
Oratory in Buffard
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 179 |
| 1968 | 149 |
| 1975 | 110 |
| 1982 | 126 |
| 1990 | 147 |
| 1999 | 135 |
| 2016 | 159 |
With 169 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Buffard is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (430 people were still counted in 1881), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the early 1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Buffard was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing, viticulture and cattle breeding) and forestry. The Loue's hydropower was previously used to run a mill. Today there are some local small businesses, including a sawmill. 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 Liesle to Port-Lesney. There are other road connections with Arc-et-Senans and Champagne-sur-Loue.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 1014-1019.
