Doucier
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | law | |
| Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier | |
| Canton | Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux | |
| Community association | Pays des Lacs | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 39 ′ N , 5 ° 47 ′ E | |
| height | 447-635 m | |
| surface | 12.52 km 2 | |
| Residents | 298 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 24 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 39130 | |
| INSEE code | 39201 | |
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Doucier is a commune in the French department of Jura in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Doucier is located at 528 m , about 17 kilometers east of the city of Lons-le-Saunier (beeline). The street line village extends in the Jura , in the valley of the Combe d'Ain, on the eastern edge of the wide Ain valley at the foot of the high plateau of Champagnole , south of the Lac de Chalain .
The area of the 12.52 km² municipal area covers a section of the French Jura. The western part of the area is taken up by the wide plain east of the Ain, which is an average of 500 m . The northern border runs along the banks of the Lac de Chalain, which is bordered by a swamp belt. The plateau is drained by the Hérisson to the west to the Ain. In the far west, the municipal soil extends to the Ain, which is dammed up here to generate electricity.
To the east of Doucier there is a step of around 80 m high, which leads to the high plateau of the Bois de la Frate ( 613 m ). The municipal area extends with a long narrow tip to the southeast and includes the valley of the Hérisson cut into the high plateau of Champagnole with the two lakes Lac de Chambly and Lac du Val . The river has a 700 m wide, flat valley floor. Steep, up to 150 m high slopes rise on both sides, which are forested and in the area of the upper edge are partly surmounted by rock walls. The current valley shape was created during the Ice Age through glacial erosion along an already existing valley leg. The border runs above the steep drop to the Hérisson valley. At 635 m , the highest elevation of Doucier is reached on the edge of the high plateau.
In addition to the actual village, Doucier also includes several hamlets and individual farms, including:
- Collondon ( 530 m ) on a plateau on the eastern edge of the Combe d'Ain
- Chambly ( 505 m ) in the Hérisson valley on the northern edge of Lac du Val
Neighboring municipalities to Doucier are Marigny and Fontenu in the north, Songeson and Menétrux-en-Joux in the east, Denezières and Charcier in the south and Châtillon in the west.
history
The region around Lac de Chalain was already inhabited during the Neolithic , the Bronze Age and the Gallo-Roman period. Doucier was first mentioned in a document in the 12th century. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
The area changed in the early 19th century: In 1815 the previously independent Collondon was incorporated into Doucier. In the same year Vaux-de-Chambly and Chambly merged into one municipality. In 1821 this community was divided up again; Chambly was incorporated into Doucier, while the former area of Vaux-de-Chambly was merged with Menétrux-en-Joux.
Attractions
The village church of Doucier was built in the 16th century and modified in the 17th century. She owns part of the choir stalls from the church of the former Carthusian monastery Bonlieu . The Château de Collondon was built in 1653. Natural attractions include the three nearby lakes: Lac de Chalain, Lac de Chambly and Lac du Val.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 242 |
| 1968 | 224 |
| 1975 | 192 |
| 1982 | 202 |
| 1990 | 231 |
| 1999 | 270 |
| 2004 | 306 |
With 298 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Doucier is one of the small communities in the Jura department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (437 people were still counted in 1886), a slight increase in population has been recorded since the mid-1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Doucier was a predominantly agricultural village. In addition, there are now some local small businesses. 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 located off the main thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Clairvaux-les-Lacs to Pont-du-Navoy . Other regional road connections exist with Lons-le-Saunier and La Chaux-du-Dombief .
