Orchamps-Vennes
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier | |
| Canton | Valdahon | |
| Community association | Portes du Haut-Doubs | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 8 ' N , 6 ° 32' E | |
| height | 725-1,020 m | |
| surface | 24.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,129 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 86 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25390 | |
| INSEE code | 25432 | |
Orchamps-Vennes is a French commune with 2,129 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Orchamps-Vennes is located at 777 m above sea level, ten kilometers northwest of Morteau and about 40 kilometers east-southeast of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , on the western edge of the Vennes basin, on a slope sloping slightly to the east at the foot of the Bois de la Côte forest.
The area of the 24.79 km² municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The main part of the area is occupied by the Vennes Basin, which is approximately 4 km wide and almost 10 km long, and averages 770 m. It is mostly made up of arable and meadow land. The plateau has no above-ground watercourses because the rainwater seeps into the karstified subsoil. Several dry valleys , which topographically belong to the catchment area of the Dessoubre, are sunk into the basin .
To the north, the municipal area extends to the valley furrow of the Col des Ages (785 m), which connects the Vennes basin to the Valdahon plateau. The western boundary runs on the partly wooded, partly pastureland ridge of the Bois de la Côte (931 m). It forms an anticline of the Jura folds and is oriented in the south-west-north-east direction according to the strike direction of the mountains. In the south, the communal soil extends over a series of ridges and depressions in between to the rocky crest of the Bois d'Orchamps (1005 m) in the area of the Col du Tonet (crossing into the Doube valley ). At 1020 m, the highest point in Orchamps-Vennes is reached on the northeastern roof of Mont Chaumont .
In addition to the actual village, Orchamps-Vennes also includes various hamlets and numerous individual farms, including:
- Les Fourches (804 m) on the northern outskirts near the Col des Ages
- Les Chenevrottes (747 m) on the southern edge of the Vennes basin
- Les Ravières (783 m) on the southwestern edge of the Vennes basin
- Les Prés (856 m) on the ridge west of the Vennes basin
The neighboring communities of Orchamps-Vennes are Loray and Vennes in the north, Fournets-Luisans in the east, Gilley in the south and Flangebouche in the west.
history
Orchamps-Vennes has been the most important town in the Vennes basin since the 16th century. It developed into a trading center on the route from Besançon to Le Locle and La Chaux-de-Fonds . Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Orchamps-Vennes is a member of the Portes du Haut-Doubs municipal association .
On January 1, 2009, the arrondissement membership of the municipality was changed. Previously belonging to the Arrondissement Besançon , all municipalities of the canton came to the Arrondissement Pontarlier.
Attractions
Construction of the Church of St. Peter and Paul of Orchamps-Vennes began in 1520. The church has a rich interior, including a 17th century pulpit and an 18th century altarpiece. The Musée de l'Outil à bois is located in the village.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 1081 |
| 1968 | 1159 |
| 1975 | 1285 |
| 1982 | 1417 |
| 1990 | 1497 |
| 1999 | 1601 |
| 2006 | 1776 |
| 2016 | 2134 |
With 2129 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Orchamps-Vennes 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 900 and 1000 people, a continuous population growth has been recorded since the beginning of the 1960s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until the 20th century, Orchamps-Vennes was predominantly a village characterized by agriculture (cattle and dairy farming, arable farming) and forestry. In addition, there are now various small and medium-sized businesses, especially in the wood industry, manufacture of watch straps, textile industry and precision mechanics, as well as various retail stores. Many workers are also commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main road D461, which leads from Besançon to Morteau. The town center is now relieved of through traffic by a four-lane bypass. There are other road connections with Guyans-Vennes , Longemaison and Gilley.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 893-897.
