Champoux
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Besançon-4 | |
| Community association | Grand Besançon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 20 ' N , 6 ° 8' E | |
| height | 305-517 m | |
| surface | 2.98 km 2 | |
| Residents | 91 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25640 | |
| INSEE code | 25117 | |
 Mairie Champoux |
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Champoux is a French commune with a population of 91 (as at 1st January 2017) in the Doubs department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Champoux is located at 345 m , about 14 kilometers northeast of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the undulating landscape between the river valleys of Doubs and Ognon , on a slope sloping south at the foot of the Grande Côte.
The area of the 2.98 km² large municipal area includes a section in the extreme northwestern mountain ranges of the Jura . The main part of the area is taken up by a slope that drops to the south and southeast to the broad valley basin of Marchaux. The community area extends from the foot of the slope to the ridge of the Grande Côte , which forms an anticline in geological and tectonic terms and is oriented in the southwest-northeast direction according to the direction of the Jura. At 517 m, the highest point of Champoux is reached on the ridge of the Bois de la Côte Chazot .
Neighboring municipalities of Champoux are Venise in the north and northwest and Marchaux-Chaudefontaine .
history
Champoux was first mentioned in a document at the beginning of the 12th century. In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Châtillon-Guyotte domain. Together with Franche-Comté , it finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 44 |
| 1968 | 57 |
| 1975 | 46 |
| 1982 | 50 |
| 1990 | 54 |
| 1999 | 80 |
| 2016 | 91 |
With 91 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Champoux is one of the smallest communities in the Doubs department. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been in the range between 40 and 60 people, population growth has been recorded since the mid-1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Champoux was mainly a village characterized 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 also turned into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who go to work in the Besançon agglomeration.
The village is located away from the larger thoroughfares. However, it is easily accessible from Marchaux and Chaudefontaine on the D486 departmental road from Besançon to Rougemont . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around three kilometers away.
