Routelle
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| local community | Osselle-Routelle | |
| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 10 ' N , 5 ° 51' E | |
| Post Code | 25410 | |
| Former INSEE code | 25509 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Routelle is a town and commune Déléguée in the French community Osselle-Routelle with 497 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Routelle is located at 220 m , about 15 kilometers southwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends on the western edge of the Jura and on the northern edge of the Doubs valley , which emerges here into the Saône plain.
The area of 3.06 km² of the Commune déléguée includes a section of the Doube valley. The southern border runs along the Doubs, which flows to the west through an approximately one kilometer wide valley. From the course of the river, the Commune déléguée area extends northward over the flat floodplain, in which the Rhine-Rhône Canal is also located, to the adjacent, slightly undulating landscape between the Doubs and Ognon . The area is partly used as arable land and meadow, partly it is covered with forest ( Bois d'Ambre in the north-west, Bois du Gîte in the east). The floor of the Commune déléguée extends with a narrow strip to the southeast on a hill of the Grand Bois , on which the highest elevation of Routelle is reached at 358 m.
Neighboring towns of Routelle are Velesmes-Essarts in the north, Torpes in the east, Osselle and Roset-Fluans in the south and Saint-Vit in the west.
history
Routelle is in the 16th century under the name Rotel , Rotelle and Marc mentioned. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
It was merged with Osselle by a decree of December 21, 2015 with effect from January 1, 2016 to form the Commune nouvelle Osselle-Routelle.
Attractions
The village church of Saint-Martin in Routelle was built in 1844 and restored in 1879. To the west of the village, on a short side stream of the Doubs, is the Moulin du Ringeard .
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 123 |
| 1968 | 126 |
| 1975 | 170 |
| 1982 | 285 |
| 1990 | 370 |
| 1999 | 473 |
| 2005 | 456 |
| 2016 | 501 |
With its last 501 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2016), Routelle was one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (262 people were still counted in 1881), a striking population growth has been recorded since the beginning of the 1970s. After that, by the time the municipality was dissolved, the number of inhabitants quadrupled.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Routelle was mainly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. In addition, there are now various local small businesses. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work in the Besançon agglomeration.
The village is off the main thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Saint-Vit to Quingey . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around twelve kilometers away. Other road connections exist with Grandfontaine and Torpes.