Le Russey
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier | |
| Canton | Morteau | |
| Community association | Plateau de Russey | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 10 ′ N , 6 ° 44 ′ E | |
| height | 859–1,034 m | |
| surface | 24.17 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,342 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 97 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25210 | |
| INSEE code | 25512 | |
_-_mairie.JPG) Parish hall (maison commune) with mairie and courtroom |
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Le Russey is a French commune with 2,342 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the canton of Morteau in the arrondissement of Pontarlier .
geography
Le Russey is located at 881 m , about halfway between Morteau and Maîche and about ten kilometers northwest of the Swiss city of La Chaux-de-Fonds (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , in the middle of the wide high plateau of Maîche, at the eastern foot of the Le Mémont ridge.
The area of the 24.17 km² municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The central part of the area is occupied by the low relief high plateau of Maîche, which is on average 880 m. It is mainly made up of meadow and pasture land, but also shows some larger forest areas, especially the Grand Bois in the east, where there is also a moor area. The plateau has no above-ground watercourses because the rainwater seeps into the karstified subsoil. To the west, the community area extends on the ridge of Le Mémont, on which the highest elevation of Le Russey is reached at 1040 m. In the southeast the plateau is bounded by the 100 m higher, wide ridge of the Grand Mont . From a geological and tectonic point of view, this ridge forms an anticline of the Jura folds and is oriented in the south-west-north-east direction in accordance with the direction of the mountains in this region.
In addition to the actual village, Le Russey also includes various hamlets and numerous individual farms, including:
- Les Allemands ( 915 m ) on the plateau at the southern foot of the height of Le Mémont
- Les Butiques ( 875 m ) on the plateau on the southwestern outskirts
- Les Rondeys ( 879 m ) on the plateau on the southwestern edge of the village
- Les Fournots du Haut ( 900 m ) on a hill northeast of the village
- Les Guillaumots ( 881 m ) on the plateau on the southern outskirts
- Les Fuottes ( 890 m ) on the plateau
- Les Jean-Chevaux (954) in an elevated position south of the plateau
- Les Grands Guillaumot ( 992 m ) on the ridge of the Grand Mont
- Les Faivres ( 935 m ) on the north slope of the ridge of the Grand Mont
Neighboring municipalities of Le Russey are Bonnétage in the north and east, Grand'Combe-des-Bois and Le Barboux in the south, and Narbief , Le Bizot , Le Mémont and Le Luhier in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, Le Russey belonged to the lordship of Réaumont, which was under the sovereignty of the Lords of Montfaucon and from the 15th century under that of the Counts of Montbéliard. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. In the second half of the 19th century and during the 20th century, the watch industry became an important part of economic life in Le Russey.
On January 1, 2009 there was a change in the arrondissement membership of the municipality. Previously belonging to the arrondissement of Montbéliard , all municipalities of the canton came to the arrondissement of Pontarlier.
Attractions
The Saint-Nicolas church in Le Russey originally dates from the 16th century; however, the ship was largely rebuilt in the 19th century. The Hôtel de Ville (town hall) was built in the 19th century. Various farmhouses from the 17th to 19th centuries in the characteristic style of Franche-Comté have been preserved.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 1,529 |
| 1968 | 1,646 |
| 1975 | 1,732 |
| 1982 | 1,771 |
| 1990 | 1,824 |
| 1999 | 1.917 |
| 2004 | 1,930 |
| 2016 | 2,298 |
With 2342 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Le Russey is one of the medium-sized communities in the Doubs department. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been in the range between 1200 and 1370 people, a continuous population growth has been recorded since the beginning of the 1950s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Le Russey now performs its function as a small center for the surrounding area. The watch industry is no longer as important as it was in the first half of the 20th century, but there are still several companies in this branch, including the décolletage. Other important branches of industry are micromechanics and wood processing. There are also numerous retail shops and a supermarket. Thanks to the large municipal area, agriculture (cattle breeding and dairy farming, arable farming) and forestry still play a certain role. Le Russey is the location of two colleges. The gentian festival is held in June.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main D437 road from Montbéliard to Morteau. Other road connections exist with Charquemont , Grand'Combe-des-Bois, Le Bizot and Le Mémont. Operation of the narrow-gauge railway from Morteau to Maîche (opened in 1905) with a station in Le Russey was discontinued in 1952.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 1223-1228.
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