Vauclusotte
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Montbeliard | |
| Canton | Valdahon | |
| Community association | Pays de Maîche | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 17 ' N , 6 ° 44' E | |
| height | 395-700 m | |
| surface | 7.62 km 2 | |
| Residents | 87 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 11 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25380 | |
| INSEE code | 25589 | |
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Vauclusotte is a French commune with a population of 87 (as at 1st January 2017) in the Doubs department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Vauclusotte is located at 452 m , six kilometers northwest of Maîche and about 26 kilometers south of the city of Montbéliard (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , in a basin of the village stream, which opens south to the Dessoubre valley, at the southern foot of the Montaigu ridge .
The area of the 7.62 km² large municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The southern border runs along the Dessoubre, which flows in a winding course deeply cut into the surrounding Jura high plateaus from southwest to northeast. The steep valley slopes are crossed several times by limestone bands. To the north of the Dessoubre, the municipal area extends into the Vauclusotte basin, which was created by a side stream through the force of erosion over the course of millions of years. The valley basin has a diameter of almost two kilometers at the upper edge of the slope. It is bounded in the west by the height of Mongens, in the north by Montaigu and in the east by another prominent protrusion. At 700 m, the highest point in Vauclusotte is reached on the southern slope of Montaigu.
Neighboring communities of Vauclusotte are Valoreille in the north and east, Orgeans-Blanchefontaine and Cour-Saint-Maurice in the south and Belleherbe in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, Vauclusotte belonged to the domain of Châtillon-sous-Maîche, which was under the suzerainty of the Counts of Burgundy. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The village church of Vauclusotte was built in 1830. In the center there are numerous farmhouses in the traditional Franche-Comté style from the 16th to 19th centuries.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 149 |
| 1968 | 147 |
| 1975 | 136 |
| 1982 | 139 |
| 1990 | 123 |
| 1999 | 110 |
| 1999 | 91 |
With 87 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Vauclusotte is one of the smallest municipalities in the Doubs department. The population continued to decline throughout the 20th century, after 266 people were counted in 1886.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Vauclusotte was a village dominated by agriculture (cattle breeding and dairy farming, arable and fruit growing). Most of the residents still live from their work in the first sector. Outside the primary sector there are few jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
The village is located away from the larger thoroughfares. The main access is from the D39 (departmental road through the Dessoubre valley) at Orgeans-Blanchefontaine. Another road connection exists with Valoreille.
