Serre-les-Sapins
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Besançon-2 | |
| Community association | Grand Besançon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 15 ' N , 5 ° 56' E | |
| height | 238-314 m | |
| surface | 5.24 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,639 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 313 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25770 | |
| INSEE code | 25542 | |
Serre-les-Sapins is a French commune with 1,639 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Serre-les-Sapins is located at 306 m , about eight kilometers west of the city of Besançon (beeline). The village extends in the gently undulating landscape between the rivers of Doubs in the south and Ognon (in the north) on a hill northwest of the Bois de Saint-Claude.
The area of the 5.24 km² municipal area includes a section north of the Doubstal. The main part of the area is occupied by the plateau, which extends between Doubs and Ognon and averages 275 m. This plateau includes the extensive wooded area of the Bois de Saint-Claude as well as the adjacent arable and meadow land. It is flanked in the northwest by a ridge that stretches for several kilometers from southwest to northeast. Here, at 314 m, the highest point in Serre-les-Sapins is reached. To the west, the community area extends over a basin, which is drained via the Lanterne to the Ognon, up to the height of Champvans ( 310 m ).
Neighboring municipalities of Serre-les-Sapins are Champvans-les-Moulins and Pouilley-les-Vignes in the north, Besançon in the east, Franois in the south and Chemaudin et Vaux with Vaux-les-Prés in the west.
history
Serre was first mentioned in a document in the 12th century. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. To avoid confusion with other municipalities of the same name, Serre was officially renamed Serre-les-Sapins in 1961.
Attractions
The construction of the three-nave church Notre-Dame de la Nativité in the classical style began in 1771. Various houses in the traditional Franche-Comté style from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved in the old town center.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 291 |
| 1968 | 434 |
| 1975 | 647 |
| 1982 | 894 |
| 1990 | 1251 |
| 1999 | 1354 |
| 2004 | 1527 |
| 2004 | 1577 |
With 1639 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Serre-les-Sapins is one of the smaller communities in the Doubs department. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been in the range between 210 and 270 people, a striking population growth has been recorded since the beginning of the 1960s. Since then the number of inhabitants has increased more than fivefold. Serre-les-Sapins is now one of the agglomerations of Besançon.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Serre-les-Sapins was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Since the mid-1970s, an industrial and commercial zone has been set up on the outskirts. The important industries include plastics processing and civil engineering as well as a moving company. There are also numerous retail establishments. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are therefore also commuters who work in the Besançon agglomeration.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is located on a departmental road that leads from Pouilley-les-Vignes to Chemaudin . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around 4 km away. Another road connection is with Avanne-Aveney.
