Mondon
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Baume-les-Dames | |
| Community association | Deux Vallées Vertes | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 26 ' N , 6 ° 19' E | |
| height | 260-417 m | |
| surface | 4.50 km 2 | |
| Residents | 96 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25680 | |
| INSEE code | 25384 | |
 Mairie Mondon |
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Mondon is a French municipality with 96 inhabitants (as at 1st January 2017) in the Doubs department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Mondon is 350 m , eleven kilometers north-northwest of Baume-les-Dames and about 32 kilometers northeast of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in a panoramic position on a westward sloping slope of the heights of Mont Adam, in the undulating landscape in the extreme north-west of the Doubs department.
The area of the municipality of 4.50 km² comprises a section of the hilly landscape between the river valleys of Doubs and Ognon . The main part of the area is occupied by a plateau, which is on average at 300 m. It is mainly made up of arable and meadow land, but also shows larger forest areas, especially in the north ( Bois Grand Juif ). The plateau is drained to the northwest to the Ognon. To the southeast, the community area extends over a steep slope to the wooded height of Sur le Mont , on which the highest elevation of Mondon is reached at 417 m and which leads to Mont Adam to the east.
Neighboring communities of Mondon are Montagney-Servigney in the north, Rougemont in the east, Puessans in the south and Montussaint in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, Mondon was part of the Rougemont dominion. The church has been mentioned since 1300. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The Saint-Pierre-et-Paul church originally dates back to the early 14th century. The vestibule has been preserved from this period; the nave and the choir are from the 15th century and the side chapel from the 16th century. The town center is characterized by numerous houses from the 16th and 17th centuries.
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population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 94 |
| 1968 | 89 |
| 1975 | 69 |
| 1982 | 67 |
| 1990 | 77 |
| 1999 | 75 |
| 2006 | 76 |
| 2016 | 95 |
With 96 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Mondon is one of the smallest communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (200 people were still counted in 1896), only slight fluctuations have been recorded since the mid-1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Mondon was a village dominated 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 few jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
The village is located off the main thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Besançon to Rougemont . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around 18 kilometers away. Further road connections exist with Servigney and Morchamps.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 1113-1114.
