Vernois-lès-Belvoir
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Montbeliard | |
| Canton | Bavans | |
| Community association | Pays de Sancey-Belleherbe | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 20 ' N , 6 ° 38' E | |
| height | 470-652 m | |
| surface | 4.68 km 2 | |
| Residents | 60 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 13 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25430 | |
| INSEE code | 25607 | |
Vernois-lès-Belvoir is a French commune with a population of 60 (as at 1st January 2017) in the Doubs department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Vernois-lès-Belvoir is located at 514 m , six kilometers northeast of Sancey-le-Grand and about 24 kilometers southwest of the city of Montbéliard (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , in a basin through which the Barbèche flows, at the southern foot of the Lomont chain and at the eastern foot of the Mont de Belvoir.
The area of the 4.68 km² large municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The main part of the area is occupied by the Vernois basin, which is on average 500 m. This area is mostly made up of arable and meadow land. Various source brooks of the Barbèche flow together in the basin, which drains the area east to the Doubs . The basin is flanked in the west by the high plateau of Mont de Belvoir, which has a roughly 100 m high steep slope. Through the erosion valleys of the Barbèche and its side streams, the plateau is divided into various protrusions. The municipal boundary mostly runs on the edge of the plateau above the steep slope. At 652 m in the very south at the transition to the Provenchère high plateau, the highest point of Vernois-lès-Belvoir is reached.
Neighboring municipalities of Vernois-lès-Belvoir are Vyt-lès-Belvoir in the north, Valonne and Rosières-sur-Barbèche in the east, Provenchère in the south and Belvoir in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, Vernois first belonged to the domain of Belvoir and then to that of Châtillon-sous-Maîche. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The village church of Sainte-Barbe in Vernois-lès-Belvoir was consecrated in 1775. The Mairie (parish hall) dates from 1879.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 93 |
| 1968 | 97 |
| 1975 | 74 |
| 1982 | 67 |
| 1990 | 54 |
| 1999 | 56 |
| 2006 | 57 |
| 2016 | 60 |
With 60 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Vernois-lès-Belvoir is one of the smallest communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (126 people were still counted in 1926), only slight fluctuations have been recorded since the beginning of the 1990s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Vernois-lès-Belvoir was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) well into the 20th century. Outside the primary sector there are few jobs in local small business. Some workers are also commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Vyt-lès-Belvoir to Rosières-sur-Barbèche. There are other road connections with Belvoir and Valonne.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 945-946.
