Novillars
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Besançon-5 | |
| Community association | Grand Besançon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 17 ' N , 6 ° 8' E | |
| height | 244-335 m | |
| surface | 2.02 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,501 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 743 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25220 | |
| INSEE code | 25429 | |
 Mairie Novillars |
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Novillars is a French commune with 1,501 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Novillars is located at 255 m , about nine kilometers northeast of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Doubstal on the right northern side of the river, on the northwestern edge of the Jura , at the northern foot of the Côte.
The area of the 2.02 km² large municipal area includes a section of the Doubstal. The southern border runs along the Doubs, which flows to the west through an approximately 1.5-kilometer-wide, flat valley and at the same time forms the waterway of the Rhine-Rhône Canal . From the course of the river, the community area extends northward over the wide floodplain and a 50 to 80 m high step to the adjacent plateau. This is an average of 330 m and is covered by an extensive forest ( Bois de Ban ). At 335 m, the highest elevation of Novillars is reached here.
Neighboring municipalities of Novillars are
- Amagney in the north,
- Vaire with Vaire-le-Petit in the east and Vaire-Arcier in the south,
- Roche-lez-Beaupré to the west.
history
The Château de Novillars was founded around 1250 by a branch of the Lords of Cicon. The village was first mentioned in a document in 1256 under the name Novillus . Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Novillars experienced an economic development in 1883 with the opening of the cellulose factory, which at times employed more than 600 workers.
Attractions
The village church of Novillars was built in the 18th century. The castle was rebuilt in 1685 under the Jouffroy family.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 564 |
| 1968 | 613 |
| 1975 | 1803 |
| 1982 | 1663 |
| 1990 | 1610 |
| 1999 | 1486 |
| 2006 | 1624 |
| 2016 | 1508 |
With 1501 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Novillars is one of the smaller communities in the Doubs department. The village experienced particularly strong population growth at the beginning of the 1970s after the hospital center (psychiatric clinic) was opened. During this time, the population has tripled. After that there was a slow decline. The settlement area of Novillars has grown together with that of Roche-lez-Beaupré.
Economy and Infrastructure
For a long time, Novillars was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Industrialization took place in the 1880s with the construction of the cellulose factory. Since the 1970s, a commercial and industrial zone has developed on the outskirts. Today the paper factory (successor to the former cellulose factory) and the hospital center are the most important employers of Novillars. There are also various retail businesses. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who go to work in the Besançon agglomeration.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main road N83, which leads from Besançon to Montbéliard . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around eight kilometers away. Another road connection is with Amagney. Novillars has a train station on the Dole – Besançon – Belfort railway line .
