Saint-Gorgon-Main
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier | |
| Canton | Ornans | |
| Community association | Montbenoît | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 1 ′ N , 6 ° 19 ′ E | |
| height | 650–1,050 m | |
| surface | 7.93 km 2 | |
| Residents | 283 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 36 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25520 | |
| INSEE code | 25517 | |
 Mairie Saint-Gorgon-Main |
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Saint-Gorgon-Main is a French municipality with 283 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Saint-Gorgon-Main is located at 690 m , about 14 kilometers north of the city of Pontarlier (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , in the extreme northeast of the high plateau of Val d'Usiers, between the karst spring of the Loue in the west and Mont Pelé in the east.
The area of the 7.93 km² large municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The western part of the area is taken up by a slightly undulating high plateau, which is on average 670 m and is partly covered by meadow and partly by forest. It forms the north-eastern end of the Val d'Usiers plateau. In the west, this plateau is bounded by the deeply carved erosion valley of the Loue, with the communal soil only reaching to the upper edge of the steep slope. To the east, the community area extends over a wooded slope onto the wide ridge that extends from Mont Pelé to Crêt Monniot . From a geological and tectonic point of view, this ridge forms an anticline of the Jura folds . At 1050 m , the highest point in Saint-Gorgon-Main is reached here. The entire area has no surface watercourses because the rainwater seeps into the karstified subsoil.
The community consists of the two districts of Saint-Gorgon ( 690 m ) and La Main ( 680 m ), both on the plateau at the western foot of Mont Pelé. Neighboring communities of Saint-Gorgon-Main are Aubonne in the north, La Chaux in the east and Ouhans in the south.
history
In the Middle Ages, Saint-Gorgon was under the rule of Châteauvieux. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. La Main has belonged to Saint-Gorgon since ancient times. To avoid confusion with other parishes of the same name, Saint-Gorgon was officially renamed Saint-Gorgon-Main in 1923.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 135 |
| 1968 | 145 |
| 1975 | 160 |
| 1982 | 163 |
| 1990 | 188 |
| 1999 | 195 |
| 2006 | 236 |
| 2016 | 283 |
With 283 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Saint-Gorgon-Main is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (330 people were still counted in 1886), the population has continued to grow steadily since the early 1960s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Saint-Gorgon-Main was primarily a village characterized by agriculture, in particular dairy and cattle breeding, as well as forestry. In addition, there are now a few local small businesses, including a sawmill and several craft 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 located near the main road N57, which leads from Besançon to Pontarlier. Other road connections exist with Ornans , Levier and Aubonne.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 760-761.
