Narbief
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier | |
| Canton | Morteau | |
| Community association | Plateau de Russey | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 8 ' N , 6 ° 41' E | |
| height | 879-935 m | |
| surface | 3.47 km 2 | |
| Residents | 69 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25210 | |
| INSEE code | 25421 | |
 Mairie Narbief |
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Narbief is a French commune with a population of 69 (as at 1st January 2017) in the Doubs department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Narbief is located 902 m above sea level, eleven kilometers northeast of Morteau and about eleven kilometers west of the city of La Chaux-de-Fonds (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , in the southwest of the high plateau of Maîche, slightly elevated north of the Mulde des Ruisseau des Seignes.
The area of the 3.47 km² large municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The entire area is taken up by the Maîche plateau, which is an average of 900 m. It is mainly made up of meadow and pasture land, but also shows some smaller forest areas ( Les Cornaix in the south and Grand Bois in the east). The lowest point of Narbief lies in the partly muddy basin of the Ruisseau des Seignes , a short stream that seeps into the karstified subsoil below Narbief. At 935 m, the highest point in Narbief is reached on a knoll on the eastern edge of the Les Cornaix forest.
Neighboring communities of Narbief are Le Bizot in the west and north, Le Russey in the east and Le Barboux and La Chenalotte in the south.
history
In the Middle Ages, Narbief belonged to the lordship of Réaumont, which was under the sovereignty of the Lords of Montfaucon , and from the 15th century under that of the Counts of Montbéliard. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
On January 1, 2009 there was a change in the arrondissement membership of the municipality. Previously belonging to the arrondissement of Montbéliard , all municipalities of the canton came to the arrondissement of Pontarlier.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 58 |
| 1968 | 60 |
| 1975 | 66 |
| 1982 | 58 |
| 1990 | 55 |
| 1999 | 70 |
| 2006 | 67 |
| 2016 | 66 |
With 69 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Narbief is one of the smallest communities in the Doubs department. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been in the range between 80 and 100 people, a population decline was recorded in the following period.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Narbief was a village characterized by agriculture (cattle breeding and dairy farming) 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 well developed in terms of traffic. It is located near the main road D437 that goes from Montbéliard to Morteau. Further road connections exist with Le Bélieu, Le Bizot and Le Barboux.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 1215-1216.
