Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier | |
| Canton | Ornans | |
| Community association | Montbenoît | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 58 ′ N , 6 ° 25 ′ E | |
| height | 780-1,073 m | |
| surface | 15.79 km 2 | |
| Residents | 807 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 51 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25650 | |
| INSEE code | 25357 | |
Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont is a French municipality with 807 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont is located at 840 m , about nine kilometers northeast of the city of Pontarlier (as the crow flies). The double community extends in the Jura , on a sun-exposed slope slightly elevated above the Doubs , in the Val du Saugeais, north of the Jura heights of the Montagne du Larmont , near the border with Switzerland .
The area of the 15.79 km² municipal area covers a section of the French Jura. The southern part of the area is occupied by the open Doubstal. The river flows here in a relatively wide valley low to the northeast through the Val du Saugeais. On its south side, the Doubs is flanked by the Jura heights of Les Alliés (an upstream chain of the Montagne du Larmont), on which the highest point of Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont is reached at 1073 m. To the north, the community area extends over the Lièvremont plateau and a gently rising slope, which shows a loose structure of meadow, pasture and forest, up to the ridge of Recours ( 1055 m ).
The double community consists of various hamlets and numerous individual farms, including:
- Maisons-du-Bois ( 834 m ) on the northern slope of the Doubs
- Lièvremont ( 841 m ) on a plateau-like terrace north of the Doubs
- Les Joumets ( 983 m ) on the ridge north of the Doubs
- Pré Jacquier ( 941 m ) in a hollow on the ridge north of the Doubs
Neighboring municipalities of Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont are La Chaux in the north, Montflovin and Hauterive-la-Fresse in the east, Les Alliés and Pontarlier in the south and Arçon in the west.
history
Maison-du-Bois and Lièvremont shared the fate of the monastic rule of Montbenoît since the Middle Ages. The double municipality was created in 1974 through the merger of the previously independent municipalities Maisons-du-Bois and Lièvremont.
Attractions
The Church of the Assumption from the 18th century is located in Lièvremont; it has a remarkable altar and a wooden pulpit from the time it was built.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1975 | 424 |
| 1982 | 417 |
| 1990 | 461 |
| 1999 | 494 |
| 2007 | 588 |
| 2016 | 788 |
With 807 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (793 people were counted in 1886), the population has continued to grow steadily since the early 1980s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont was a village dominated by agriculture (cattle and dairy farming, arable farming) and forestry. In addition, there are now various local small businesses. Many workers are also commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is close to the D437 departmental road from Pontarlier to Morteau . Another road connection is with Montflovin. The operation of the former railway line from Pontarlier to Gilley was discontinued.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 750-752.
