Dampierre-les-Bois
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Montbeliard | |
| Canton | Audincourt | |
| Community association | Pays de Montbéliard agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 30 ' N , 6 ° 55' E | |
| height | 335-420 m | |
| surface | 4.72 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,635 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 346 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25490 | |
| INSEE code | 25190 | |
 Mairie Dampierre-les-Bois |
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Dampierre-les-Bois is a French commune with 1,635 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Dampierre-les-Bois is 365 m above sea level, about nine kilometers east of the city of Montbéliard (as the crow flies). The village extends in the northern foothills of the Table Jura in the valley basin of a left tributary of the Feschotte, surrounded by the heights that slope gently to the north towards the Burgundian Gate .
The area of the 4.72 km² large municipality covers a section in the northern French Jura . The central part of the area is occupied by the valley basin of Dampierre, which is sunk around 30 m into the surrounding limestone plateaus. It is drained to the north to the Feschotte and thus to the Allan . The valley basin of Dampierre is flanked in the west by the extensive wooded area of the Bois du Fays (up to 405 m), in the east by the Châtelot ( 385 m ). To the southeast, the terrain gradually rises to the Beaucourt plateau. Here, at 420 m, the highest point in Dampierre-les-Bois is reached. To the north, the community area extends into the approximately 300 m wide valley floor of the Feschotte.
The industrial estates of La Feschotte ( 340 m ) and La Feschotte-du-Haut ( 348 m ), both in the Feschotte Valley, belong to Dampierre-les-Bois . Neighboring municipalities of Dampierre-les-Bois are Fesches-le-Châtel and Méziré in the north, Badevel in the east, Beaucourt and Dasle in the south and Étupes in the west.
history
In the 15th century, the place is mentioned under the Latinized name Dompierre in nemoribus . The spellings Dampierre-oultre-les-bois (1447) and Dampierre-outre-les-bois (1663) are mentioned from a later period , before the current name appeared at the end of the 18th century. In the Middle Ages, Dampierre consisted of two fiefs. One belonged to the rule of Cusance and came in 1471 to the Counts of Montbéliard, who introduced the Reformation in 1541 , while the other was under the rule of Belfort and was not united with the County of Montbéliard until 1768 . With the annexation of this county, Dampierre-les-Bois finally came into French hands in 1793.
With the opening of the Montbéliard – Morvillars railway on June 29, 1868, Dampierre-les-Bois was connected to the French railway network. Passenger traffic on the line was discontinued in 1938, freight traffic in 1969. The railway line was then closed and completely dismantled between the stations of Dasle-Beaucourt and Morvillars .
The industrialization of Dampierre-les-Bois began at the beginning of the 19th century with the establishment of the Japy factories in the Feschotte Valley. The factories mainly produced screws, pots (made of metal) and kitchen items, but there was also a coffee grinder, an enamel factory and a furniture factory. During the First World War , production was switched to helmets, grenades, rifles and gamelles . The decline of the factories began after World War I and ended with the closure in the early 1980s. Today Dampierre-les-Bois is part of the Pays de Montbéliard Agglomération municipal association .
Attractions
The Lutheran Church (Église luthérienne) was burned down by the Guises in 1586 during the Eighth Huguenot War. Its successor building was also destroyed in 1655 and rebuilt in the same year. Renovated in 1748, it is one of twenty churches that were rebuilt or renewed on behalf of Duke Karl Eugen during his long reign (1737–1793). The tower dates from 1875. In addition to the Lutheran Church, Dampierre-les-Bois has a younger Catholic Church of St. Peter ( Église Saint-Pierre ).
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 1422 |
| 1968 | 1559 |
| 1975 | 1581 |
| 1982 | 1570 |
| 1990 | 1510 |
| 1999 | 1545 |
| 2004 | 1525 |
| 2016 | 1654 |
With 1635 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Dampierre-les-Bois is one of the smaller municipalities in the Doubs department. In 1900 the village already had more than 1500 inhabitants. The previous high was recorded in 1926 with 1739 people. This was followed by a continuous decrease in the number of inhabitants by almost 25% until 1946. After renewed population growth during the 1950s and 60s, the number of inhabitants has remained at an almost constant level since 1968.
Economy and Infrastructure
At the beginning of the 19th century, Dampierre-les-Bois developed into an industrial community. The factory areas that were vacant after the various closings have now been converted. Today, various small and medium-sized businesses, particularly in the plastics processing, ventilation, electrical installation and cable manufacturing industries, are based in the community. There are also numerous retail shops for daily needs and a supermarket. Many workers are also commuters who work in the other municipalities of the Montbéliard agglomeration.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main D463 road from Montbéliard to Delle . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around six kilometers away. Further road connections exist with Beaucourt, Dasle and Fesches-le-Châtel. Dampierre-les-Bois is connected to the city of Montbéliard by a bus line.
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Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c See “Dampierre les Bois: l'église luthérienne” , on: Les temples ou églises luthériennes de France , accessed on January 23, 2016.
- ↑ Georges-Frédéric Goguel, Précis historique de la Réformation et des églises protestantes dans l'ancien comté de Montbéliard et ses dépendances , Paris: Marc-Aurel frères, 1841, p. 148.