Thiancourt
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Territoire de Belfort | |
| Arrondissement | Belfort | |
| Canton | Dent | |
| Community association | South Territoire | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 31 ' N , 6 ° 59' E | |
| height | 349-424 m | |
| surface | 2.67 km 2 | |
| Residents | 290 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 109 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 90100 | |
| INSEE code | 90096 | |
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Thiancourt is a French commune in the department Territoire de Belfort in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Thiancourt is 363 m above sea level, two kilometers north of Delle and about 15 kilometers east of the city of Montbéliard (as the crow flies). The village extends slightly higher on the western edge of the Allaine valley , in the plains of the Burgundian Gate , near the border with Switzerland .
The area of the 2.67 km² large municipality covers a section of the gently undulating landscape in the area of the Burgundian Gate (Trouée de Belfort). The eastern border runs along the Allaine, which flows here with numerous bends through an approximately 1 km wide valley floor (355 m) to the north. From the course of the river, the municipal area extends westward over the flat floodplain and the subsequent gently rising slope of Thiancourt up to the height of the Champs Montants (422 m), which is mostly covered with arable and meadow land. Further to the west there is a hollow and the extensive forest area of Les Corbières . Here, at 424 m, Thiancourt's highest point is reached.
Neighboring municipalities of Thiancourt are Grandvillars in the north-west, Joncherey in the north-east, Delle in the south-east and Fêche-l'Église in the south-west.
history
Thiancourt is first mentioned in a document in 1303 under the name Thecort . However, the remains of a Merovingian necropolis from the 7th century indicate that the area was settled much earlier. In the first half of the 14th century the village came under the sovereignty of the Habsburgs. Together with the Sundgau , it came to the French crown with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Thiancourt, which was always on the border of the territories of the Counts of Montbéliard and the Prince-Bishops of Basel, belonged to the Grandvillars fief and also owned a castle, which was destroyed in 1830. Thiancourt has belonged to the Haut-Rhin department since 1793, but remained in France in 1871 as part of the Territoire de Belfort, unlike the rest of Alsace .
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 131 |
| 1968 | 128 |
| 1975 | 162 |
| 1982 | 183 |
| 1990 | 211 |
| 1999 | 219 |
With 290 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Thiancourt is one of the small communities in the Territoire de Belfort. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been in the range between 135 and 165 people, there has been significant population growth since the beginning of the 1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Thiancourt was primarily 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 turned into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who do their work in the agglomerations of Belfort and Montbéliard.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. The main access is from the main road from Belfort to Delle. The municipality is also crossed by the N19 expressway, which is to connect the A36 motorway with the Swiss A16 , which is currently under construction .
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Territoire de Belfort. Flohic Editions, Paris 1999, ISBN 2-84234-037-X , p. 143.
