Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier | |
| Canton | Frasne | |
| Community association | Lacs et Montagnes du Haut-Doubs | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 46 ′ N , 6 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 889–1,025 m | |
| surface | 2.75 km 2 | |
| Residents | 112 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 41 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25370 | |
| INSEE code | 25252 | |
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Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve is a French commune of 112 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Doubs department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve is located at 965 m above sea level, about 16 kilometers south of the city of Pontarlier (as the crow flies). The farming village extends in the Jura , on a slope sloping to the south above the valley of the Rouge Bief, in the eastern part of the longitudinal basin of the Val de Mouthe, opposite the Mont d'Or and near the border with Switzerland .
The area of the 2.75 km² large municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The southern border runs along the Rouge Bief , which meanders through a wide valley and drains the area to the southwest to the Doubs . From the course of the stream, the municipal area extends northward over the valley floodplain and the adjacent slope to the height of Maison-Neuve ( 1005 m ) and to the ridge of Le Rochat , on which at 1025 m the highest elevation of Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve is achieved. This ridge is bounded in the west by the gorge-like breakthrough valley of the Doubs. The municipality is part of the Upper Jura Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura ).
The double community consists of the two districts Fourcatier ( 979 m ) and Maison-Neuve ( 945 m ), both located on the northern slope of the longitudinal hollow. Neighboring municipalities of Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve are Labergement-Sainte-Marie in the north, Saint-Antoine in the east, Longevilles-Mont-d'Or in the south and Rochejean in the west.
history
Fourcatier was first mentioned in 1312 under the name Fourcostier . Since the Middle Ages, Fourcatier and Maison-Neuve belonged to the Rochejean dominion, which was under the Chalon-Arlay family. Tithing was levied by the Mont-Sainte-Marie monastery. In the 14th century, the villages were granted certain freedoms to encourage settlement. Together with Franche-Comté , both villages came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Since the time of the French Revolution , Fourcatier and Maison-Neuve formed a double community. Today Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve is a member of the Lacs et Montagnes du Haut-Doubs municipal association .
Attractions
Several farmhouses in the characteristic style of the Haut-Doubs from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved in the two districts.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 63 |
| 1968 | 50 |
| 1975 | 34 |
| 1982 | 49 |
| 1990 | 80 |
| 1999 | 75 |
| 2006 | 76 |
| 2016 | 107 |
With 112 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve is one of the smallest municipalities in the Doubs department. After the population had declined markedly in the first half of the 20th century (131 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, Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve was predominantly a village characterized by agriculture, especially dairy farming and cattle breeding. Even today, the residents live mainly from their work in the first sector. Outside the primary sector there are no jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
The village is off the main thoroughfares, but is easily accessible from the departmental road that leads from Mouthe to Jougne . Another road connection is with Saint-Antoine.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 804-805.
