La Bretenière (Doubs)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Baume-les-Dames | |
| Community association | Doubs Baumois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 23 ' N , 6 ° 16' E | |
| height | 309-445 m | |
| surface | 4.16 km 2 | |
| Residents | 71 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25640 | |
| INSEE code | 25092 | |
 Mairie La Bretenière |
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La Bretenière is a French commune with a population of 71 (as at 1st January 2017) in the Doubs department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
La Bretenière is located at 335 m , seven kilometers west-northwest of Baume-les-Dames and about 25 kilometers northeast of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the undulating landscape between the river valleys of Doubs and Ognon , in a wide valley basin in the headwaters of the Ruisseau de la Beule east of Mont Bichoux.
The area of the 4.16 km² large municipal area includes a section in the extreme northwestern mountain ranges of the Jura . The central part of the area is occupied by the wide valley basin, which is drained by the Ruisseau de la Beule to the north to the Ognon. It is predominantly made up of arable and meadow land. The valley basin of La Bretenière is flanked in the west by a steep slope that leads to the densely wooded height of the Bois du Mont (north-eastern continuation of Mont Bichoux). Here, at 445 m, the highest point of La Bretenière is reached. To the east, the community area extends over a gently sloping slope to the heights of Bois du Plançon and Bois du Grand Val (up to 433 m).
Neighboring municipalities of La Bretenière are Battenans-les-Mines in the north, Tournans and Fontenotte in the east, Baume-les-Dames and Val-de-Roulans in the south and Battenans-les-Mines in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, La Bretenière belonged to the Clerval domain , which had been under the sovereignty of the Counts of Montbéliard since the 14th century. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The single-nave village church of La Bretenière was built in the 18th century in the classical style. A lavoir previously served as a fountain, wash house and cattle trough.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 53 |
| 1968 | 50 |
| 1975 | 47 |
| 1982 | 59 |
| 1990 | 56 |
| 1999 | 61 |
| 2005 | 63 |
| 2016 | 71 |
With 71 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), La Bretenière is one of the smallest communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (142 people were still counted in 1886), a slight population growth has been recorded again since the mid-1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, La Bretenière was predominantly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Even today, the residents live mainly from their work in the first sector. Outside the primary sector there are few jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
The village is off the main thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Baume-les-Dames to Cendrey . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around 15 kilometers away. Other road links exist with Val-de-Roulans and Battenans-les-Mines.
