Velesmes-Essarts
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Saint Vit | |
| Community association | Grand Besançon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 11 ′ N , 5 ° 52 ′ E | |
| height | 230-295 m | |
| surface | 2.92 km 2 | |
| Residents | 348 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 119 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25410 | |
| INSEE code | 25594 | |
Velesmes-Essarts is a French municipality with 348 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Velesmes-Essarts is located at 275 m , about twelve kilometers west-southwest of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the gently undulating landscape between the rivers of Doubs in the south and Ognon in the north.
The area of the 2.92 km² large municipal area includes a section north of the Doubstal. The landscape, partly with arable land and meadow, partly with forest, shows only minor differences in relief. A short stream drains the area to the southwest to the Doubs. The northern boundary runs along the main road N73 that connects Besançon with Dole . At 295 m, the highest point of Velesmes-Essarts is reached on a hill southwest of the village on the edge of the Bois d'Ambre .
The hamlet of Les Essarts-Martin ( 260 m ) west of the village belongs to Velesmes-Essarts . Neighboring municipalities of Velesmes-Essarts are Dannemarie-sur-Crète in the north, Grandfontaine in the east, Torpes in the south and Osselle-Routelle and Saint-Vit in the west.
history
The first written mention of Velesmes is from 1289 (under the name of Vilema ); Velimme has been handed down from 1385 . In the Middle Ages, Velesmes first belonged to the Thoraise lordship and, after the estate was divided, to the Torpes lordship. 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, Velesmes was officially renamed Velesmes-Essarts in 1922.
Attractions
One of the sights of Velesmes-Essarts is the village fountain, which was created in 1821 and has been restored several times since then.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 103 |
| 1968 | 163 |
| 1975 | 253 |
| 1982 | 312 |
| 1990 | 318 |
| 1999 | 302 |
| 2016 | 343 |
With 348 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Velesmes-Essarts is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population in the first half of the 20th century was always in the range between 95 and 125 people, a population growth has been recorded since the 1960s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Velesmes-Essarts was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and dairy farming). In addition, there are now various small and medium-sized businesses, especially in the surface treatment and transport industries. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work in the Besançon agglomeration. Velesmes-Essarts is the seat of the Union professionnelle des éleveurs de montbéliardes (Association of Montbéliard Cattle Breeders).
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is close to the main road N73 that goes from Besançon to Dole. The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around eight kilometers away. Further road connections exist with Routelle, Torpes and Grandfontaine.
