Courtetain-et-Salans
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier | |
| Canton | Valdahon | |
| Community association | Portes du Haut-Doubs | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 15 ′ N , 6 ° 25 ′ E | |
| height | 530-722 m | |
| surface | 6.85 km 2 | |
| Residents | 84 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 12 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25530 | |
| INSEE code | 25175 | |
Courtetain-et-Salans is a French commune with a population of 84 (as at 1st January 2017) in the Doubs department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Courtetain-et-Salans is 544 m above sea level, twelve kilometers south-southeast of Baume-les-Dames and about 30 kilometers east of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The double municipality extends in the Jura , in the eastern part of the Orsans basin, at the southern foot of the Grand Bois.
The area of the 6.85 km² municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The central part of the area is occupied by the Orsans Basin, an approximately 2 km wide basin that gradually narrows towards the east. The basin consists mainly of arable and meadow land. It is flanked in the north by the wooded ridge of the Grand Bois , on which the highest point of Courtetain-et-Salans is reached at 726 m. To the south, the community area extends to the adjacent, around 80 m high land step, which leads to the high plateau of Villers.
The double community consists of the localities Courtetain ( 541 m ) and Salans ( 545 m ), both located in the hollow at the southern foot of the Grand Bois. Neighboring municipalities of Courtetain-et-Salans are Passavant , Vaudrivillers and Lanans in the north, Landresse in the east, Vellerot-lès-Vercel in the south and Orsans in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, Courtetain and Salans belonged to the Passavant estate, which had belonged to the lords of Montbéliard since the 14th century. Together with Franche-Comté , the villages came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Since the time of the French Revolution , Courtetain and Salans formed a double community. Courtetain-et-Salans has been a member of the Communauté de communes du Pays de Pierrefontaine-Vercel, comprising 44 localities, since 1998 .
On January 1, 2009, the arrondissement membership of the municipality was changed. Previously belonging to the Arrondissement Besançon , all municipalities of the canton came to the Arrondissement Pontarlier.
Attractions
Courtetain village church was consecrated in 1834.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 95 |
| 1968 | 95 |
| 1975 | 77 |
| 1982 | 77 |
| 1990 | 76 |
| 1999 | 79 |
| 2006 | 75 |
| 2016 | 84 |
With 84 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Courtetain-et-Salans is one of the smallest municipalities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (185 people were still counted in 1881), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the early 1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Courtetain-et-Salans was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) well into the 20th century. 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 major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Orsans to Landresse. Another road connection is with Bremondans .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 1329-1330.
