Magny-Châtelard
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier | |
| Canton | Valdahon | |
| Community association | Portes du Haut-Doubs | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 14 ′ N , 6 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 450-610 m | |
| surface | 4.20 km 2 | |
| Residents | 61 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25360 | |
| INSEE code | 25355 | |
 Mairie Magny-Châtelard |
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Magny-Châtelard is a French commune with a population of 61 (as at 1st January 2017) in the Doubs department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Magny-Châtelard lies at 558 m above sea level, nine kilometers north of Valdahon and about 22 kilometers east of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , on the northern edge of the wide plateau of Valdahon and Vercel, the so-called first plateau of the Jura, south of the valley section of the Audeux.
The area of the 4.20 km² large municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The entire area is occupied by the low relief high plateau of Valdahon, which is an average of 560 m. It shows a loose structure of farmland, meadows and forests. The plateau has no above-ground watercourses because the rainwater seeps into the karstified subsoil. In the east the parish soil extends on the ridge of the Magny hill. Here, at 610 m, the highest point of Magny-Châtelard is reached. To the north, the area extends above the steep slope that leads to the erosion valley of the Audeux .
Neighboring municipalities of Magny-Châtelard are Côtebrune and Aïssey in the north, Chaux-lès-Passavant in the east and Gonsans in the west.
history
In the 13th century, a castle was built on a promontory above the Audeux valley to protect the Grâce-Dieu monastery. This castle appears in the documents for the first time in 1255 under the name Chastelet . In the further course the place name changed via Chastelay (1305) and Chasteler (1320) to Chastelard (1552). The Magny settlement was first mentioned in writing in 1547. The castle and the surrounding houses were devastated by troops of Duke Bernhard von Sachsen-Weimar in 1639 during the Thirty Years War . With the Free County of Burgundy , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. The castle was finally destroyed by fire in 1719. In 1801 the two localities of Magny and Châtelard merged to form today's double municipality. Today Magny-Châtelard is a member of the Portes du Haut-Doubs municipal association .
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.
Attractions
Only a few ruins remain from the former castle.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 42 |
| 1968 | 44 |
| 1975 | 31 |
| 1982 | 25th |
| 1990 | 20th |
| 1999 | 19th |
| 2006 | 16 |
| 2016 | 60 |
With 61 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Magny-Châtelard is one of the smallest communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (78 people were still counted in 1881), a population increase has recently been recorded.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Magny-Châtelard was primarily 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 no jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Gonsans to Chaux-lès-Passavant.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 1341-1342.
