Provenchère (Doubs)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Montbeliard | |
| Canton | Valdahon | |
| Community association | Pays de Sancey-Belleherbe | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 17 ′ N , 6 ° 39 ′ E | |
| height | 560-841 m | |
| surface | 6.97 km 2 | |
| Residents | 135 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25380 | |
| INSEE code | 25471 | |
Provenchère is a French municipality with 135 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Provenchère is located at 689 m , five kilometers east of Sancey-le-Grand and about 27 kilometers south-southwest of the city of Montbéliard (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , in the northern part of the high plateau of Belleherbe, which extends between the basin of Sancey (Vallon de Sancey) and the valley of Dessoubre , at the western foot of Mont de Fonteny.
The area of the municipal area of 5.97 km² covers a section of the French Jura. The main part of the area is taken up by the high plateau of Belleherbe, which lies at an average of 700 m and is slightly inclined to the northwest. It is mostly made up of meadows, but also shows some forest areas, especially the Bois des Épesses in the north. The plateau is bounded in the west by the Ruisseau de la Baume valley cut , with the municipal boundary mostly running along the upper edge of the steep slope. To the north the plateau ends in several projections, which are separated from each other by the valley cuts of the source streams of the Barbèche . To the east, the community area extends over a stepped terrain on the wide ridge of Mont de Fonteny , on which the highest point of Provenchère is reached at 841 m. In the far south the area extends to the height of Ebey ( 800 m ).
Neighboring municipalities of Provenchère are Belvoir , Vernois-lès-Belvoir and Rosières-sur-Barbèche in the north, La Grange in the east, Belleherbe in the south and Surmont and Sancey with Sancey-le-Long in the west.
history
The first church in Provenchère is mentioned in writing for the first time as early as 1134. In the Middle Ages, Provenchère was part of the Belvoir domain. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The current village church of Saint-Pierre was consecrated in 1690; the bell tower was added at the beginning of the 18th century. Various farmhouses in the traditional Franche-Comté style have been preserved in the old town center, some of which date from the 17th century. Only a few traces are visible of the former mansion, which was destroyed during the Burgundian Wars. The Chapelle de la Roche, built in 1670, is located in the open field northeast of the village.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 153 |
| 1968 | 164 |
| 1975 | 147 |
| 1982 | 149 |
| 1990 | 127 |
| 1999 | 120 |
| 2006 | 108 |
| 2016 | 134 |
With 135 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Provenchère is one of the smallest municipalities in the Doubs department. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been in the range between 150 and 175 people, a population decline has been recorded since the beginning of the 1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Provenchère was a village dominated by agriculture (dairy farming and cattle breeding, arable farming) well into the 20th century. In addition, there are now some local small businesses. Many workers are also 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 Sancey-le-Grand to Maîche . Other road connections exist with Belvoir, Rosières-sur-Barbèche and Surmont.
