Courvières
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier | |
| Canton | Frasne | |
| Community association | Plateau de Frasne et du Val du Drugeon | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 52 ' N , 6 ° 7' E | |
| height | 802-870 m | |
| surface | 10.94 km 2 | |
| Residents | 315 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 29 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25560 | |
| INSEE code | 25176 | |
| Website | courvieres.free.fr | |
 Mairie Courvières |
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Courvières is a French municipality with 315 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Courvières is located 820 m above sea level, about 19 kilometers west of the city of Pontarlier (as the crow flies). The cluster village extends in the Jura , in the middle of the wide high plateau of Arlier (Pontarlier-Frasne).
The area of the 10.94 km² large municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The whole area is occupied by the high plateau of Arlier, which is on average at 820 m. It is mainly covered by meadow land, but also shows some forest areas, especially in the peripheral areas. The plateau has no above-ground watercourses because the rainwater seeps into the karstified subsoil. The area is limited to the west by a narrow limestone rib (up to 867 m) from the Boujailles plateau to the west. To the south, the municipality extends into the slightly elevated forest areas of Bois de la Vigne ( 870 m ) and Bois du Mont , on which the highest elevation of Courvières is reached at 880 m.
The neighboring municipalities of Courvières are Boujailles in the west and north, Frasne in the east and Bief-du-Fourg , Censeau and Cuvier in the south.
history
The municipality of Courvières was probably already settled during Roman times. It was on the trade route that led from Pontarlier to Salins , and some traces of it are still visible today. Courvières is first mentioned in a document around 1250 under the name Corvieres . The area initially belonged to the Lords of Joux, but came to the House of Chalon around 1250, although the jurisdiction remained with the former. Since then Courvières has formed its own rule. Numerous residents fell victim to a severe plague epidemic in 1636. In 1639 Courvières was devastated by the passing troops of Duke Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar . Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Since 2003 Courvières has been a member of the community association Communauté de communes du Plateau de Frasne et du Val du Drugeon, which comprises 10 villages .
Attractions
The village church of Saint-Hubert was built in the 19th century in the neo-Gothic style. In the field west of the village stands the Notre-Dame des Sept Douleurs chapel (around 1640), which commemorates the plague epidemic. The windmill was built in 1870.
Saint-Hubert church
former windmill
Fallen memorial
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 238 |
| 1968 | 215 |
| 1975 | 182 |
| 1982 | 194 |
| 1990 | 233 |
| 1999 | 266 |
| 2006 | 217 |
| 2016 | 315 |
With 315 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Courvières is one of the small municipalities of the Doubs department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (517 people were still counted in 1881), population growth has been recorded again since the mid-1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Courvières was a village dominated by agriculture, especially dairy farming and cattle breeding. In addition, there are now a few local small businesses, including a sawmill. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Frasne to Boujailles. Another road connection exists with Cuvier.
