L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Montbeliard | |
| Canton | Bavans | |
| Community association | Deux Vallées Vertes | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 27 ' N , 6 ° 35' E | |
| height | 285-500 m | |
| surface | 10.67 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,997 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 281 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25250 | |
| INSEE code | 25315 | |
| Website | islesurledoubs.fr | |
 Place Aristide Briand and primary school |
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L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs is a French commune with 2,997 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the canton of Bavans in the arrondissement of Montbéliard .
geography
L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs is 292 m above sea level. NN , about 18 kilometers west-southwest of the city of Montbéliard (beeline). The village extends in the broad valley of the Doubs , which here draws a large arch to the north and divides into two river arms, which form an elongated island, on the northern edge of the extreme ridges of the Jura .
The area of the 10.67 km² municipal area includes a section of the Doubstal. The northern part of the area is taken up by the bend of the river Doubs. The flat valley is around one kilometer wide and is used by the Doubs and the Rhine-Rhône Canal waterway . North of the river, only a very small area with the around 40 m high, steep slope belongs to the community. From the course of the river, the community area extends southward over the valley floodplain to the adjacent plateau (320 to 350 m). With a long narrow strip, the communal soil extends further south into the extensive wooded area of Le Chénadiot and up to the hills at the northern foot of the Lomont range . On a foothills of the Côte d'Armont , the highest point of L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs is reached at 500 m.
Neighboring municipalities of L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs are Médière in the north, La Prétière and Blussans in the east, Anteuil in the south and Rang and Appenans in the west.
history
In the 13th century, the area of L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs belonged to the Lieucroissant monastery . This left the island in the Doubs to the lords of Neuchâtel in 1230, who had a castle built here. The first church was built on the island around the same time. A fortified castle town developed quickly and extended to the northern (right) bank of the Doubs. Due to the lack of space at the foot of the steep slope, it only consisted of a street flanked by two rows of houses. L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs was the center of a castle of the Lords of Neuchâtel.
In 1475 the spot was affected during the Burgundian Wars. In the 16th and 17th centuries, the rule of L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs was under the sovereignty of the Counts of Ortenburg. In 1637, during the Thirty Years' War, the village was again devastated by the French and Swedish troops. Together with Franche-Comté , L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
The water power of the Doubs was used to operate mills very early on. Other water-dependent industries also settled along the river. Over time, L'(southern) Doubsseite the railway line stretched Isle-sur-le-Doubs more and more to the left of, especially after the opening of Besançon to Montbéliard in 1858. Thus, the focus of settlement shifted since the mid-19 Century from the island to the south side of the Doubs in the area of the station. Today, L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs is part of the Deux Vallées Vertes municipal association .
Attractions
The Notre-Dame de la Nativité church still stands in the same place on the island as the first medieval building. However, the current structure dates from 1854, when the church was largely rebuilt. Only the bell tower comes from the previous (fourth) church building from 1784. Only the foundation walls of a tower remain of the medieval castle. On the island there is also a manor house from the 17th century and the Mairie.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 3162 |
| 1968 | 3231 |
| 1975 | 3442 |
| 1982 | 3205 |
| 1990 | 3203 |
| 1999 | 3305 |
| 2004 | 3302 |
| 2016 | 3061 |
With 2997 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs is one of the medium-sized municipalities in the Doubs department. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been in the range between 2500 and 2800 people, a significant population growth was recorded, especially during the 1950s. In the mid-1970s, the highest level was reached with almost 3500 inhabitants. A slightly downward trend was then observed again.
Economy and Infrastructure
L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs was early on a place characterized mainly by trade and industry, in which the products of the agricultural area were processed and sold. Today, L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs performs central functions for the surrounding area and has a well-developed infrastructure.
Since the 1970s, commercial and industrial zones have been created on the southern side of the Doubs on the outskirts and on the adjacent plateau. Various industries are represented in L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs: metalworking, mechanical workshops, furniture and woodworking. There are numerous other jobs in the tertiary sector, in a supermarket, many retail outlets, in the hospitality industry and in administration.
L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs has good transport links. It is on the RN 83 , which runs from Besançon to Belfort . The nearest connection to the A36 motorway , which crosses the municipality, is about six kilometers away. Further national road connections exist with Montbéliard, Sancey-le-Grand and Villersexel . L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs has a train station on the Dole – Besançon – Belfort railway line .
Parish partnership
Since September 6, 2014 is officially a community partnership with the Hessian community Wölfersheim , had been maintained with for several years unofficial relations.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ French flair in Wölfersheim on woelfersheim.de, September 8, 2014