Hautepierre-le-Châtelet
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| local community | Les Premiers Sapins | |
| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 3 ' N , 6 ° 17' E | |
| Post Code | 25580 | |
| Former INSEE code | 25302 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
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Hautepierre-le-Châtelet is a town and commune Déléguée in the municipality of Les Premiers Sapins with 108 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the French department of Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Hautepierre-le-Châtelet is located at 804 m , 13 kilometers southeast of Ornans and about 29 kilometers southeast of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , east of the rocky outcrop of the Roche de Hautepierre on the edge of a plateau that slopes steeply towards the southwest to the deeply cut valley of the upper Loue with the Mouthier basin.
The area of the 9.61 km² municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The entire area is taken up by the undulating plateau of Hautepierre, which is an average of 800 m . The western boundary of the municipality mostly runs above the steep drop to the Mouthier basin. The rock Roche de Hautepierre ( 882 m ) with its cross stands out as a striking feature of the landscape . To the east, the municipality extends over the arid plateau up to the heights of Côte de Rappant ( 862 m ) and Sémont , on which the highest elevation of Hautepierre-le-Châtelet is reached at 903 m.
The community consisted of the two districts of Hautepierre ( 804 m ) and Le Châtelet ( 745 m ), both located on the edge of the high plateau. Neighboring towns of Hautepierre-le-Châtelet are Athose in the north, Aubonne in the southeast and Mouthier-Haute-Pierre in the west.
history
The Hautepierre, which belonged to Mouthier in the Middle Ages, became independent in 1568. Le Châtelet developed around a former guard post that was expanded into a castle in the 16th century. Together with Franche-Comté, both villages came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. The area changed in 1907 when the two previously independent municipalities of Hautepierre and Le Châtelet merged to form a new double municipality.
On January 1, 2009 there was a change in the arrondissement membership of the municipality. Previously belonging to the Arrondissement Besançon , all municipalities of the canton came to the Arrondissement Pontarlier.
The municipality of Hautepierre-le-Châtelet was merged with Nods , Athose , Chasnans , Rantechaux and Vanclans to form the Commune nouvelle Les Premiers Sapins with effect from January 1, 2016 .
Attractions
The church in Hautepierre was built in 1870. In Châtelet, only a few remains of the former castle are visible. A popular excursion destination is the Roche de Hautepierre, from which there is an impressive view of the Loue Valley.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 108 |
| 1968 | 103 |
| 1975 | 104 |
| 1982 | 102 |
| 1990 | 101 |
| 1999 | 80 |
| 2016 | 114 |
With 114 inhabitants most recently (as of January 1, 2016), Hautepierre-le-Châtelet was one of the smallest communities in the Doubs department. During the 20th century, the population always moved between 100 and 125 people. Only in the last few years has a population decline been recorded.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Hautepierre-le-Châtelet was a village dominated by agriculture (agriculture and cattle breeding). Even today, the residents live mainly from their work in the first sector. Outside of the primary sector there are almost no jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
The village is located off the main thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Mouthier-Haute-Pierre to Nods. Another road connection is with Aubonne.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 1337-1338.
