Passonfontaine
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier | |
| Canton | Valdahon | |
| Community association | Portes du Haut-Doubs | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 6 ′ N , 6 ° 25 ′ E | |
| height | 715-960 m | |
| surface | 19.49 km 2 | |
| Residents | 325 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25690 | |
| INSEE code | 25447 | |
 Mairie Rassonfontaine |
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Passonfontaine is a French municipality with 325 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Passonfontaine is 744 m above sea level, seven kilometers southeast of Valdahon and about 33 kilometers east-southeast of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , on the southern edge of the Avoudrey basin, north of the Crêt Monniot .
The area of the 19.49 km² municipal area covers a section of the French Jura. The northern part of the area is occupied by the low relief basin of Avoudrey, which has a width of about 4 km and a length of almost 10 km and averages 730 m. It is mostly made up of arable and meadow land. The plateau has no above-ground watercourses because the rainwater seeps into the karstified subsoil. To the south, the community area extends into the higher-relief area of the higher Jura. It is characterized by several parallel, predominantly wooded ridges ( Bois du Roi , Le Cerneux ; heights of Cicon) and intervening hollows or depressions that are partly peaty and otherwise have pastureland. At 960 m, the highest point in Passonfontaine is reached at the northern foot of Mont Chaumont .
Neighboring municipalities of Passonfontaine are Épenoy and Avoudrey in the north, Longemaison in the east, Arc-sous-Cicon in the south and Les Premiers Sapins in the west.
history
A church in Passonfontaine is mentioned as early as the 12th century. In the Middle Ages, Passonfontaine belonged to the Cicon dominion. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Passonfontaine is a member of the Portes du Haut-Doubs municipal association .
On January 1, 2009 there was a change in the arrondissement membership of the municipality. Previously belonging to the Arrondissement Besançon , all municipalities of the canton came to the Arrondissement Pontarlier.
Attractions
The current village church of Saint-Martin was built in 1813. The Grosse Maison is a stately farm that was founded by the Lords of Cicon around 1520.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 303 |
| 1968 | 290 |
| 1975 | 229 |
| 1982 | 217 |
| 1990 | 193 |
| 1999 | 227 |
| 2006 | 264 |
| 2016 | 323 |
With 325 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Passonfontaine is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (665 people were still counted in 1881), slight population growth has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1990s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until the 20th century, Passonfontaine was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (cattle and dairy farming, arable farming) and forestry. In addition, there are now various small-scale businesses, including a large cheese dairy and various craft businesses. Many workers are also commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Avoudrey to Arc-sous-Cicon. Further road connections exist with Rantechaux and Longemaison.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 1345-1346.
