Chaucenne
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Besançon-2 | |
| Community association | Grand Besançon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 17 ' N , 5 ° 54' E | |
| height | 212-262 m | |
| surface | 4.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 511 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 105 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25170 | |
| INSEE code | 25136 | |
Chaucenne is a French municipality with 511 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Chaucenne is located at 222 m , about eleven kilometers west-northwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the broad basin of the Lanterne in the gently undulating landscape between the rivers of Doubs in the south and Ognon in the north.
The area of the 4.88 km² municipal area includes a section south of the Ognon. The central part of the area is taken up by the lowland of the Lanterne , which provides drainage to the northwest to the Ognon. The south-eastern border runs in the area of the Talenge at Château d'Uzel. The valley of the Lanterne is flanked on both sides by extensive forests, namely the Bois du Grand Bugnoz in the northeast and the Bois des Fouchères in the west. On a hill east of the village, the highest point of Chaucenne is reached at 262 m.
Neighboring municipalities of Chaucenne are Moncley in the north, Pelousey in the east, Pouilley-les-Vignes and Noironte in the south and Émagny in the west.
history
Chaucenne is first mentioned in 1134 under the name Chalcina . In the course of time the spelling changed via Chacenne , Chaulsenne and Chaussenne to the current name. In the Middle Ages, the Abbey of Saint-Paul in Besançon and various lordships in the area (Marnay, Corcondray and Dompery) owned property and rights to what is now the municipality. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The three-aisled village church of Chaucenne was built in 1743. In the cemetery there is a Calvaire from the 16th century. The Château de Chaucenne, which is surrounded by a large park, dates from the 19th century. The Moulin de Jéricho used to be powered by water from the lantern.
Moulin de Jéricho, former watermill
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 167 |
| 1968 | 171 |
| 1975 | 237 |
| 1982 | 313 |
| 1990 | 442 |
| 1999 | 470 |
| 2004 | 549 |
| 2016 | 516 |
With 511 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Chaucenne is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been in the range between 110 and 160 people, a striking population growth has been recorded since the beginning of the 1970s. Since then, the number of inhabitants has more than tripled.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Chaucenne was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding). Today there are various small and medium-sized businesses, especially in the transport and construction industries. 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 off the main thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Pouilley-les-Vignes to Émagny. The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around nine kilometers away. Other road connections exist with Noironte, Moncley and Miserey-Salines.
