Glère
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Montbeliard | |
| Canton | Maîche | |
| Community association | Pays de Maîche | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 21 ′ N , 7 ° 0 ′ E | |
| height | 404-903 m | |
| surface | 15.93 km 2 | |
| Residents | 225 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25190 | |
| INSEE code | 25275 | |
 Mairie and Post Office in Glère |
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Glère is a French municipality with 225 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Glère is located at 411 m , ten kilometers southwest of Porrentruy and about 24 kilometers southeast of the city of Montbéliard (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , in the deeply cut Doubstal , between the Lomont chain in the north and the heights of the Clos du Doubs in the south, near the border with Switzerland .
The area of the municipality of 15.93 km² covers a section of the French Jura. The central part of the area is occupied by the Doubstal. The Doubs flows here in a winding course between the Lomont chain and the heights of the Clos du Doubs to the west through a flat valley lowland up to 500 meters wide. About two kilometers west of the village is the upper end of a long valley lake, which was dammed up to generate electricity . The valley is flanked on both sides by steep, mostly wooded slopes, which are criss-crossed by ledges in various places. These slopes are subdivided by several valley cuts from short side streams of the Doubs.
The southern municipal boundary runs along the forest slope below Burnevillers and Montnoiron. To the north, the municipal area extends over the steep slope to various terraces (Montursin, Vernois, Montagnes de Glère), which in turn are separated from each other by protrusions of the Lomont chain (Bel Évau). The northern border lies on the ridge of the Lomont chain, partly on the watershed, partly shifted slightly southwards. It is marked by the heights of the Faux d'Enson ( 900 m ) and the Grande Côte , on which the highest elevation of Glère is reached at 903 m.
In addition to the actual village, Glère includes various hamlets and individual farms, including:
- Courclavon ( 421 m ), farm settlement in the valley of the Doubs
- Vernois-le-Fol ( 501 m ) on a terrace on the northern slope of the Doubs
- La Lave ( 650 m ) on a terrace on the northern slope of the Doubs
- Le Fol ( 756 m ) on the southern slope of the Faux d'Enson high above the Doubstal
- Montursin ( 688 m ) on a plateau north of the Doubs
Neighboring communities of Glère are Montancy in the east, Burnevillers and Indevillers in the south, Vaufrey in the west and the Swiss community of Haute-Ajoie in the north.
history
Glère was first mentioned in a document in the 10th century as part of a gift from Emperor Otto I to a noble family. In the Middle Ages, Glère was part of the Montjoie dominion. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. The area changed in 1973 when the two previously independent municipalities Vernois-le-Fol and Montursin were incorporated into Glère.
Attractions
- The village church of Saint-Pierre in Glère was built between 1667 and 1684. Around 1870 the choir was rebuilt and the nave redesigned.
- Several farmhouses from the 17th to 19th centuries in the traditional Franche-Comté style have been preserved in the town center.
- There is a chapel near the hamlet of Le Fol.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 228 |
| 1968 | 216 |
| 1975 | 198 |
| 1982 | 181 |
| 1990 | 187 |
| 1999 | 208 |
| 2005 | 210 |
| 2016 | 223 |
With 225 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Glère is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (394 people were still counted in 1906), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the early 1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Glère was a village dominated by agriculture (cattle and dairy farming, some arable and fruit growing). In addition, there are now a few local small businesses, including a precision engineering workshop. Many workers are also commuters who work particularly in the larger towns in neighboring Switzerland.
The municipality is located off the main thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Saint-Hippolyte to Saint-Ursanne . Further road connections exist with Indevillers and via Montancy with Porrentruy.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 1244-1246.
