Septfontaines (Doubs)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier | |
| Canton | Ornans | |
| Community association | Altitude 800 | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 59 ′ N , 6 ° 11 ′ E | |
| height | 700-810 m | |
| surface | 18.37 km 2 | |
| Residents | 368 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 20 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25270 | |
| INSEE code | 25541 | |
 Saint-Nicolas church |
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Septfontaines is a French municipality with 368 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Septfontaines is located at 766 m above sea level, about 16 kilometers northwest of the city of Pontarlier (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , on a small hill in the middle of the wide high plateau of Levier, which belongs to the second plateau of the Jura.
The area of the municipality of 18.37 km² covers a section of the French Jura. The entire area is taken up by the high plateau of Levier, which averages 730 m and is around five kilometers wide. It is mostly covered by meadow land, but also shows some forest areas. The plateau has no above-ground watercourses because the rainwater seeps into the karstified subsoil. In the middle of this plateau is the hill of Septfontaines, on which the highest point of the municipality is reached at 810 m. To the south of it lies the Combe de la Chaux valley . The southern border lies in the wooded area of the Bois du Pessoul , while the communal soil extends into the Forêt de la Joux in the west . In the north of the foot of the slope forms anticline of Malvaux the demarcation.
Neighboring municipalities of Septfontaines are Amathay-Vésigneux in the north, Évillers and Sombacour in the east, Chapelle-d'Huin in the south and Levier in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, Septfontaines belonged to the lords of Châteauvieux and Montmahoux, which were under the suzerainty of the lords of Chalon. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Since 2002 Septfontaines has been a member of the community association Communauté de communes Altitude 800, which comprises eleven localities .
Attractions
The parish church of Saint-Nicolas originally dates back to the 12th century, but was largely rebuilt in the Gothic style at the end of the 15th century . It has Gothic side chapels and remarkable furnishings .
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 297 |
| 1968 | 276 |
| 1975 | 254 |
| 1982 | 236 |
| 1990 | 233 |
| 1999 | 254 |
| 2006 | 280 |
| 2016 | 367 |
With 368 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Septfontaines is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (501 people were still counted in 1881), a slight increase in population has been recorded since the beginning of the 1990s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Septfontaines was predominantly a village characterized by agriculture, in particular dairy farming and cattle breeding. In addition, there are now some local small businesses. Many workers are also commuters who work in the larger towns in the area. Septfontaines is the location of an outdoor go-kart track .
The village is off the main thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Levier to Ouhans . Further road connections exist with Chapelle-d'Huin and Chantrans .
