Couthenans
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Lure | |
| Canton | Héricourt-2 | |
| Community association | Pays d'Héricourt | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 35 ' N , 6 ° 44' E | |
| height | 331-480 m | |
| surface | 1.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 730 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 445 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70400 | |
| INSEE code | 70184 | |
 Mairie with a fountain in the forecourt |
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Couthenans is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Couthenans lies at an altitude of 338 m above sea level, three kilometers northwest of Héricourt and about eleven kilometers southwest of the city of Belfort (as the crow flies). The village extends to the west of the Burgundian Gate , in the lowland of the Ruisseau de la Carpière at the north foot of the Grand Bois .
The area of the 1.64 km² municipal area includes a section in the area of the Burgundian Gate. The central part of the area is crossed in a north-west-south-east direction by the lowland of the Ruisseau de la Carpière , which has a width of about one kilometer. It opens to the southeast to the basin of the Lizaine , which is filled with sediments, so-called alluvions of the Quaternary . This basin is flanked in the south by the ridge of the Grand Bois , which consists of a resistant limestone layer from the middle Jurassic period and on which, at 480 m, the highest elevation of Couthenans is reached. To the north, the municipal area extends to the edge of the extensive forest area Bois de Granges .
Neighboring communities of Couthenans are Luze in the north and east, Héricourt in the south and Coisevaux in the west.
history
Couthenans is first mentioned in a document in 1257. At that time it belonged to the Lure Abbey. In 1290 it came to the Duke of Burgundy and was then subordinated to the lordship of Étobon, later to the lordship of Héricourt under the suzerainty of the Counts of Montbéliard. In 1519 as well as in 1635 and 1653 the village was looted and pillaged. Couthenans, which until then had been under the sovereignty of the Principality of Württemberg-Mömpelgard (Montbéliard) , finally came under contract to the French crown in 1748. Since 2001, Couthenans has been a member of the Communauté de communes du Pays d'Héricourt, which comprises 20 localities .
Attractions
The Lutheran Church of Couthenans ( Temple luthérien ) was built in the 17th century and modified in the 19th century. The parish belongs to the Lutheran parish association Le Mont Vaudois with eleven others . On the Place de la Fraternité by the Municipal House there is a remarkable round fountain with two basins, designed in 2005 by the architect Regnier.
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population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 350 |
| 1968 | 387 |
| 1975 | 680 |
| 1982 | 677 |
| 1990 | 710 |
| 1999 | 717 |
With 730 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Couthenans is one of the small communities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been in the range between 310 and 350 people, particularly during the 1970s a strong population growth was recorded.
Economy and Infrastructure
For a long time, Couthenans was a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding). In addition, there are now various local small businesses, mainly in wood processing and precision engineering. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who do their work in Héricourt and the agglomerations of Belfort and Montbéliard .
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is located on the main road D438, which leads from Belfort to Lure , and the four-lane expansion is in progress. The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around 12 km away. Further road connections exist with Villersexel , Luze and Chagey.
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Remarks
- ↑ See "Couthenans: l'ancien temple luthérien" , in: Les temples ou églises luthériennes de France , accessed on January 22, 2016.
- ^ The other constituent communities are in Belverne, Brevilliers, Chagey, Champey, Chenebier, Échenans-sous-Mont-Vaudois, Étobon, Héricourt, Luze, Tavey and Trémoins.
- ↑ See "Mont-Vaudois: l'églises ou temples luthériens" , on: Les temples ou églises luthériennes de France , accessed on January 22, 2016.