Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Montbeliard | |
| Canton | Montbeliard | |
| Community association | Pays de Montbéliard agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 30 ' N , 6 ° 47' E | |
| height | 308-347 m | |
| surface | 2.40 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,277 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 532 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25420 | |
| INSEE code | 25170 | |
 Mairie Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard |
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Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard is a French municipality with 1277 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard is located at 316 m, about two kilometers southwest of the city of Montbéliard (air line). The village is located in the western part of the Montbéliard basin in the Allan valley opposite Sainte-Suzanne.
The area of the 2.40 km² large municipal area includes a section of the basin of Montbéliard. The main settlement area is in the Allan Valley. The river, which curves here and changes its direction of flow from west to south, forms the western border. It flows through a roughly one kilometer wide flat valley and is accompanied by the waterway of the Rhine-Rhône Canal . To the southeast, the community area extends over the plateau-like, wooded hill of Chênois into the adjacent, 1.5 km wide valley floor of the Doubs , along which the southern border runs. At 347 m, the highest point in Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard is reached in the Chênois forest.
Neighboring communities of Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard are Sainte-Suzanne in the north, Montbéliard and Arbouans in the east, Voujeaucourt in the south and Bart in the west.
history
Courcelles is first mentioned in a document in the 12th century. Since the Middle Ages, the village has belonged to the domain of the Counts of Montbéliard. As early as 1571, Eugène Episcopius founded the first paper mill on the Allan, which was later continued by Jacques Foillet. With the annexation of the county of Württemberg-Mömpelgard (Montbéliard) , Courcelles finally came into French hands in 1793. The real industrialization of Courcelles began with the establishment of a cotton mill in 1860. The factory employed up to 250 people, but had to cease operations in 1965. Today Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard belongs to the Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération .
Attractions
A bascule bridge built in 1914 leads over the Rhine-Rhône Canal. A stele commemorates Étienne Oehmichen , who made his first successful helicopter flight here in 1921.
population
With 1277 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard is one of the smaller municipalities of the Doubs department. In the period from 1926 to 1975 the population increased significantly (tripling of the population). This was followed by a slight decrease of around 7%. Since then, the population has remained at a constant level. Today the settlement area of Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard has grown together almost seamlessly with those of Montbéliard and Sainte-Suzanne.
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1901 | 345 |
| 1926 | 326 |
| 1954 | 696 |
| 1962 | 905 |
| 1968 | 1009 |
| 1975 | 1131 |
| 1982 | 1064 |
| 1990 | 1025 |
| 1999 | 1015 |
| 2016 | 1222 |
Economy and Infrastructure
Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard developed into an industrial community as early as the middle of the 19th century. Today there are various small and medium-sized businesses in the village as well as many retail shops for daily needs. In the meantime the village has also developed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who go to work in the other communities of the Montbéliard agglomeration.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main D438 road from Montbéliard to Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around four kilometers away. Further road connections exist with Sainte-Suzanne and Arbouans. Courcelles-lès-Montbéliard is connected to the city of Montbéliard and the surrounding communities by a bus route. The Montbéliard-Courcelles airfield, which was built in 1930, is located in the Doubs valley in the municipality.
