Saules (Doubs)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Ornans | |
| Community association | Loue-Lison | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 7 ' N , 6 ° 12' E | |
| height | 369-607 m | |
| surface | 7.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 226 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 30 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25580 | |
| INSEE code | 25535 | |
 Mairie Saules |
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Saules is a French municipality with 226 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Saules is located at 565 m above sea level, four kilometers northeast of Ornans and about 18 kilometers southeast of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , on a western branch of the Valdahon plateau , north of the Loue valley .
The area of the 7.64 km² large municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The main part of the area is occupied by the Saules plateau, which is an average of 580 m. It is mainly made up of arable and meadow land, partly also of forest and rises slightly to the east. At 607 m, the highest point of Saules is reached here. The plateau is delimited by two deeply carved valleys : the Ruisseau de la Brême valley runs to the north and the Ruisseau de Cornebouche valley to the south . Both streams are tributaries of the Loue. The steep valley slopes are criss-crossed by ledges in various places. In the west, the border is on the edge of the plateau above Ornans.
Neighboring municipalities of Saules are Bonnevaux-le-Prieuré and Charbonnières-les-Sapins in the north, Guyans-Durnes in the east, Durnes and Montgesoye in the south and Ornans in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages Saules belonged to the Durnes rule. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Saules is a member of Loue-Lison, a community of 24 localities .
Attractions
The village church of Saint-Nicolas in Saules was built in the 18th century on the site of a previous medieval building. The lowest parts of the bell tower from the 13th century have been preserved. Various 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 | 170 |
| 1968 | 155 |
| 1975 | 142 |
| 1982 | 159 |
| 1990 | 177 |
| 1999 | 189 |
| 2006 | 195 |
| 2016 | 225 |
With 226 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Saules is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (312 people were still counted in 1886), slight population growth has been recorded again since the beginning of the 1980s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Saules was mainly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. In addition, there are now a few local small businesses and a transport company. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many employed people are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area or in the Besançon agglomeration.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Ornans to Baume-les-Dames . Another road connection is with Guyans-Durnes.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 856-857.
