Rennes-sur-Loue
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Saint Vit | |
| Community association | Loue-Lison | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 1 ' N , 5 ° 51' E | |
| height | 245-495 m | |
| surface | 5.50 km 2 | |
| Residents | 104 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25440 | |
| INSEE code | 25488 | |
Rennes-sur-Loue is a French municipality with 104 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Rennes-sur-Loue is located 250 m south of Quingey , about 29 kilometers southwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the western Jura , on the left (east) bank of the Loue near the mouth of the Furieuse , in a basin between the Bois de Trémont in the west and the heights of By in the east.
The area of the 5.50 km² municipal area covers a section of the western French Jura. The central part of the area is taken up by the Loue basin, which is about 1.5 kilometers wide here. The Loue first flows south here, takes on the Furieuse from the left and then breaks through the Trémont ridge . The basin is flanked by the extreme ridges of the Jura. In the west, the community soil extends to the steeply rising and densely wooded ridge of the Trémont ( 452 m ). To the east, the community area extends over an initially gentle, later relatively steep slope to the edge of the height of By. This ridge belongs to a Jura chain that stretches north from Mont Poupet to the bend of the Loue river. The highest point in Rennes-sur-Loue is reached here at 495 m.
Neighboring municipalities of Rennes-sur-Loue are Chay in the north, By in the east, La Chapelle-sur-Furieuse and Grange-de-Vaivre in the south and Port-Lesney and Buffard in the west.
history
Since the Middle Ages Rennes has been the center of a rulership and established itself as a fortified town. Together with Franche-Comté , it came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. To avoid confusion with other towns and cities of the same name, Rennes was officially renamed Rennes-sur-Loue in 1936.
Attractions
Notre-Dame de la Vierge-Marie church was built in the 19th century. Only a few remains of the medieval castle are visible. The current castle, which belonged to the Girod family, was built at the beginning of the 18th century and is located in a park with an orangery (1829). Various townhouses and farmhouses in the characteristic style of Franche-Comté from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved in the town center.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 97 |
| 1968 | 81 |
| 1975 | 99 |
| 1982 | 75 |
| 1990 | 94 |
| 1999 | 90 |
| 2006 | 93 |
| 2016 | 99 |
With 104 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Rennes-sur-Loue is one of the smallest municipalities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (204 people were still counted in 1896), only slight fluctuations have been recorded since the early 1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Rennes-sur-Loue was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) well into the 20th century. In addition, there are now some local small businesses. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main road N83 , which leads from Besançon to Lons-le-Saunier . Another road connection is with La Chapelle-sur-Furieuse.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 1081-1083.
