Goux-lès-Dambelin
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Montbeliard | |
| Canton | Valentigney | |
| Community association | Pays de Montbéliard agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 24 ' N , 6 ° 40' E | |
| height | 400-591 m | |
| surface | 8.90 km 2 | |
| Residents | 285 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 32 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25150 | |
| INSEE code | 25281 | |
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Goux-lès-Dambelin is a French municipality with 285 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Goux-lès-Dambelin is at 540 m , about 16 kilometers southwest of the city of Montbéliard (as the crow flies). The village extends in the northern French Jura , on a tabular Jura- like plateau north of the Lomont range and south of the Doube valley .
The area of the 8.90 km² municipal area covers a section of the French Jura. The main part of the area is taken up by the plateau of Goux, which lies at an average of 540 m. At 581 m, on a hill south of the village, the highest point of Goux-lès-Dambelin is reached. The high plateau is predominantly made up of arable and meadow land. To the west, the plateau drops steeply to the Hyémondans basin, with the boundary mostly running above the steep slope crowned by a ledge. In the south, too, it is bordered by a steep wooded slope against the Ranceuse valley. In contrast, the plateau sinks slowly to the north, where it is subdivided here by several erosion valleys that belong to the catchment area of the Ruisseau du Bié. The high plateau has no above-ground watercourses, because the rainwater seeps into the subsoil and reappears at the foot of the slope in the surrounding valleys with various springs. To the east, a ridge leads between the catchment areas of Ruisseau du Bié and Ranceuse to the plateau of the Grands Bois.
Neighboring municipalities of Goux-lès-Dambelin are Saint-Maurice-Colombier and Villars-sous-Écot in the north, Rémondans-Vaivre in the east, Dambelin in the south and Hyémondans and Sourans in the west.
history
Various finds indicate that the municipality of Goux was already settled in prehistoric times. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. To avoid confusion with other communities of the same name, Goux was officially renamed Goux-lès-Dambelin in 1961.
Attractions
The Goux chapel became a parish church in the 17th century. After the bell tower collapsed in 1770, the church was largely rebuilt in the classical style. It has a remarkable main altar.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 176 |
| 1968 | 163 |
| 1975 | 165 |
| 1982 | 167 |
| 1990 | 220 |
| 1999 | 232 |
| 2006 | 254 |
| 2016 | 285 |
With 285 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Goux-lès-Dambelin is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (322 people were counted in 1886), the population has continued to grow steadily since the beginning of the 1980s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Goux-lès-Dambelin was mainly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. In addition, there are now some local small businesses. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work in the larger towns in the area and in the Montbéliard agglomeration.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Saint-Maurice-Colombier to Dambelin. The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around 13 kilometers away. Other road connections exist with Sourans and Villars-sous-Écot.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 927-928.
