By (Doubs)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Saint Vit | |
| Community association | Loue-Lison | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 1 ' N , 5 ° 53' E | |
| height | 458-638 m | |
| surface | 7.34 km 2 | |
| Residents | 78 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25440 | |
| INSEE code | 25104 | |
 Mairie By |
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By a French municipality with 78 inhabitants (as at 1st January 2017) in the Doubs department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
By is located at 570 m , south of Quingey , about 29 kilometers south-southwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the western Jura , on a ridge north of Mont Poupet , in a panoramic location around 300 m above the Loue basin .
The area of the 7.34 km² municipality covers a section of the western French Jura. The entire area lies at the height of the Jura range, which stretches north from Mont Poupet to the bend of the Loue. The central part is taken up by the Grand Champier plateau ( 570 m ), which covers an area of approximately 1 km². It continues in the north in the wide ridge of the Bois de la Chau , on which the highest peak of By is reached at 640 m. The southern border runs above the steep drop to the Ivrey basin. To the east, the community area extends over a dry valley to the ridge of the Bois de la Chainée ( 620 m ).
Neighboring municipalities of By are Paroy and Ronchaux in the north, Bartherans in the east, Ivrey in the south and La Chapelle-sur-Furieuse , Rennes-sur-Loue and Chay in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, By belonged to the dominions of Poupet and Mouchard. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The Church of Notre-Dame originally goes back to a medieval building ( Gothic choir), but has been redesigned several times over the years. Only the square tower of a former manor house has been preserved.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 105 |
| 1968 | 101 |
| 1975 | 67 |
| 1982 | 52 |
| 1990 | 65 |
| 1999 | 80 |
| 2016 | 71 |
With 78 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), By is one of the smallest municipalities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (219 people were still counted in 1886), slight population growth was recorded again in the 1990s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, By was mainly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming and cattle breeding) and forestry. Even today, the residents live mainly from their work in the first sector. Outside of the primary sector there are almost no jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
The village is located away from the larger thoroughfares. The main access is from Rennes-sur-Loue on the main road N83 (Besançon - Lons-le-Saunier). Further road connections exist with Paroy and Bartherans.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 1020-1023.
