Chaffois

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Chaffois
Chaffois coat of arms
Chaffois (France)
Chaffois
region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Pontarlier
Canton Pontarlier
Community association Grand Pontarlier
Coordinates 46 ° 55 '  N , 6 ° 16'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 55 '  N , 6 ° 16'  E
height 808-906 m
surface 16.25 km 2
Residents 985 (January 1, 2017)
Population density 61 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code 25300
INSEE code

Mairie Chaffois

Chaffois is a French municipality with 985 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .

geography

Chaffois is 841  m above sea level, about seven kilometers west of the city of Pontarlier (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , on the northern edge of the wide high plateau of Arlier (Pontarlier-Frasne), at the foot of the Côte du Fol, north of the Drugeon .

The area of ​​the 16.25 km² municipal area covers a section of the French Jura. The whole area is occupied by the high plateau of Arlier, which averages 840 m. It is mainly covered by meadow land, but also shows some forest areas in the northwest and various moor areas in the Drugeon area, in which peat was once cut. The southern border runs along the Drugeon, which once meandered through the moorland, but is now canalised and drains the area to the northeast to the Doubs . The entire northern part of the municipality has no surface watercourses because the rainwater seeps into the karstified subsoil. On the plateau northwest of Chaffois is the Trou de Jardelle . To the north of the village is the hill of the Côte du Fol . The highest point of Chaffois is reached here at 906 m.

Neighboring municipalities of Chaffois are Chapelle-d'Huin and Sombacour in the north, Houtaud in the east, Granges-Narboz and Sainte-Colombe in the south and Bannans in the west.

history

Various finds, including several tumuli , indicate that the municipality of Chaffois was already settled in prehistoric times. During excavations, objects from the Bronze Age and the Iron Age were brought to light.

population

Population development
year Residents
1962 416
1968 383
1975 426
1982 569
1990 699
1999 710
2016 974

With 985 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Chaffois is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (503 people were still counted in 1911), a striking population growth has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1970s.

Attractions

The parish church of Notre-Dame de l'Assomption was built back in 1217. The chapel on the hill near the village dates back to the time after the First World War.

Notre-Dame de l'Assomption church

Economy and Infrastructure

Until well into the 20th century, Chaffois was a village dominated by agriculture, especially dairy farming and cattle breeding. In addition, there are now some local small businesses, including wood processing and retail. 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 well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main D471 road from Pontarlier to Champagnole . Here is the junction of the D72 to Salins-les-Bains . Another road connection is with Sombacour.

literature

  • Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , p. 954.

Web links

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