Malpas
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier | |
| Canton | Frasne | |
| Community association | Lacs et Montagnes du Haut-Doubs | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 50 ′ N , 6 ° 17 ′ E | |
| height | 878-985 m | |
| surface | 5.78 km 2 | |
| Residents | 281 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 49 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25160 | |
| INSEE code | 25362 | |
 Church of the Presentation of Mary |
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Malpas is a French municipality with 281 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Malpas is located at 928 m above sea level, about ten kilometers south-southwest of the city of Pontarlier (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , in the Haut-Doubs, in a longitudinal hollow, which is separated by a ridge from the Lac de Saint-Point to the east , south of the Montagne du Laveron .
The area of the 5.78 km² municipal area covers a section of the French Jura. The central part of the area is occupied by the approximately 2 km wide longitudinal basin of Malpas, which lies at an average of 920 m and is oriented towards the southwest-northeast in this region according to the strike direction of the Folded Jura . From a geological and tectonic point of view, it forms a syncline . In a depression north of the village is the small moor lake Lac de Malpas . The area is drained by a short side stream to the northeast to the Doubs , while the southwestern part lies in the catchment area of the Drugeon . To the east, the community area extends to the adjacent, wooded ridges of the Bois du Chablay and Bois du Lac . Here the highest point of Malpas is reached with 985 m.
The hamlet of Petit Malpas ( 920 m ) west of Lac de Malpas belongs to Malpas. Neighboring municipalities of Malpas are La Planée and Oye-et-Pallet in the north, Les Grangettes and Saint-Point-Lac in the east, Labergement-Sainte-Marie in the south and Vaux-et-Chantegrue in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, Malpas belonged to the Pontarlier dominion. Since the time of the French Revolution , Grand Malpas and Petit Malpas formed the Malpas community. In 1973 Malpas merged with Vaux-et-Chantegrue to form the new municipality of Vaux-et-Chantegrue-Malpas. This merged church only existed for eleven years until Malpas broke up in 1984 and has been an independent church ever since. Today Malpas is a member of the Lacs et Montagnes du Haut-Doub municipal association .
Attractions
On the southern outskirts of Petit Malpas is the three-aisled Church of the Presentation of Mary ( Église de la Présentation-de-Notre-Dame ), which was built between 1726 and 1728 and was last extensively restored in 2003. It has rich wood carvings inside.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 99 |
| 1968 | 89 |
| 1975 | 118 |
| 1982 | 136 |
| 1990 | 151 |
| 1999 | 147 |
| 2006 | 186 |
| 2016 | 279 |
With 281 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Malpas is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (185 people were still counted in 1881), population growth has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Malpas was a village dominated by agriculture, in particular dairy farming and cattle breeding, as well as forestry. In addition, there are now a few local small businesses, including a sawmill. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Labergement-Sainte-Marie to Oye-et-Pallet. Other road connections exist with Les Grangettes, Saint-Point-Lac, Vaux-et-Chantegrue and La Planée.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 978-979.
