Touillon-et-Loutelet
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region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
Department | Doubs | |
Arrondissement | Pontarlier | |
Canton | Frasne | |
Community association | Lacs et Montagnes du Haut-Doubs | |
Coordinates | 46 ° 48 ' N , 6 ° 21' E | |
height | 958-1,114 m | |
surface | 4.72 km 2 | |
Residents | 269 (January 1, 2017) | |
Population density | 57 inhabitants / km 2 | |
Post Code | 25370 | |
INSEE code | 25565 |
Touillon-et-Loutelet is a French municipality with 269 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Touillon-et-Loutelet is located at 1008 m above sea level, about twelve kilometers south of the city of Pontarlier (as the crow flies). The village extends into the Jura , in a valley basin in the headwaters of the Bief Bleu, at the southern entrance to the Combe du Grand Essart, near the Col de Jougne and the border with Switzerland .
The area of the 4.72 km² municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The southern part of the area lies in the basin of Saint-Antoine and Métabief, which is drained by the Bief Bleu to the Rouge Bief and thus to the Doubs . This basin is flanked in the east by the height of the Miroir , on which the highest point of Touillon-et-Loutelet is reached at 1114 m.
To the north, the municipal area extends over the partly wooded, partly pastureland ridge of the Pré Chapuis ( 1105 m ), which separates the basin from the Lac de Saint-Point to the north . A narrow strip of communal soil extends into the Combe du Grand Essart, which follows an important fault line across the Jura, and to the intermittent source of the Fontaine Ronde .
The double community consists of the two districts Le Touillon ( 1012 m ) and Le Loutelet ( 978 m ), both located in the headwaters of the Bief Bleu. Neighboring municipalities of Touillon-et-Loutelet are Montperreux in the north, Les Hôpitaux-Vieux and Les Hôpitaux-Neufs in the east, Métabief in the south and Saint-Antoine and Malbuisson in the west.
history
The village of Touillon was first mentioned in the 14th century. Since the Middle Ages it has belonged to the Joux rule, which controlled the traffic route from Pontarlier via the Col de Jougne to Switzerland. Together with Franche-Comté , Le Touillon and Le Loutelet came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Since the time of the French Revolution , the two villages formed the twin municipality of Touillon-et-Loutelet. Today Touillon-et-Loutelet is a member of the Lacs et Montagnes du Haut-Doubs municipal association .
population
Population development | |
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year | Residents |
1962 | 61 |
1968 | 56 |
1975 | 58 |
1982 | 72 |
1990 | 101 |
1999 | 149 |
2006 | 206 |
2016 | 257 |
With 269 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Touillon-et-Loutelet is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (177 people were still counted in 1886), a significant increase in population has been recorded since the mid-1970s. Since then, the number of inhabitants has almost quadrupled.
Economy and Infrastructure
For a long time, Touillon-et-Loutelet was predominantly a village characterized by agriculture, especially dairy and cattle breeding, as well as forestry. In addition, there are now a number of local small-scale businesses, including a company that makes cheese boxes and a watch workshop. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many people in employment are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area and as cross-border commuters in Switzerland.
Touillon-et-Loutelet has also benefited from tourism since the 1960s, when the area around Morond and Mont d'Or was developed into an important winter sports area in the French Jura. It is the location of a holiday center.
The village is very well developed in terms of traffic. It is located near the main road RN 57 , which leads from Pontarlier over the Col de Jougne to Vallorbe . Another road connection is with Saint-Antoine.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , p. 1002.