Vieux-Charmont
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Montbeliard | |
| Canton | Bethoncourt | |
| Community association | Pays de Montbéliard agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 31 ' N , 6 ° 50' E | |
| height | 318-367 m | |
| surface | 2.51 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,744 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 1,093 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25600 | |
| INSEE code | 25614 | |
| Website | www.vieux-charmont.fr | |
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Vieux-Charmont is a French commune with 2,744 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Vieux-Charmont lies at 326 m above sea level, about four kilometers northeast of the city of Montbéliard (as the crow flies). The village extends in the north-eastern part of the Montbéliard basin, on the western edge of the wide valley of Savoureuse and Allan , at the foot of the Chaux hill.
The area of the 2.51 km² municipal area includes a section of the slightly undulating landscape in the area of the Burgundian Gate (Trouée de Belfort). The main part of the area is taken up by the approximately 2 km wide valley of Savoureuse and Allan, which averages 320 m. The Savoureuse flows through this valley floor with several turns to the south. Various former sand and gravel pits are now filled with water ( Étangs de Brognard ) and, together with the Bois Dessous forest area east of the Savoureuse, serve as the local recreation area of Montbéliard. In the west, the area extends to the slope of the Chaux hill (up to 355 m). To the north, the community area extends over the hill of Grand Bouloy ( 361 m ) to the edge of the Grands Bois forest . Here, at 367 m, the highest point in Vieux-Charmont is reached.
Neighboring communities of Vieux-Charmont are Nommay in the north, Brognard in the east, Étupes and Sochaux in the south and Grand-Charmont in the west.
history
The first written mention of Vieux-Charmont was in 1189 in a document from Pope Clement III. who confirmed ownership of the property in Chalvus mons to the Belchamp Monastery . The place name is derived from the Latin words calx (lime) and mons (mountain). Over time, the spelling changed via Vilchalmont (1196), Viez Charmont (1340) to Vieulx Charmont (1616). At the beginning of the 19th century, the village was called Charmont-sur-l'Eau for a while .
Since the Middle Ages, Vieux-Charmont has belonged to the domain of the Counts of Montbéliard. The Reformation was introduced in the village from 1538. With the annexation of the county of Württemberg-Mömpelgard (Montbéliard) , the village finally came into French hands in 1793. Iron ore was mined near Vieux-Charmont from the 17th to the 19th century. In the course of the 19th century, Vieux-Charmont developed into an industrial location with the textile industry (1866 to 1939) and the Marti factory (founded in 1869 as a watch factory, later specialized in the manufacture of metal accessories for the automotive industry; operations were discontinued in 2005) as the most important representative. With the opening of the tram from Montbéliard to Belfort in 1913, Vieux-Charmont was connected to the public transport network. However, operations on the line were given up again in 1940. As a result of the proximity of the Peugeot factories (Sochaux, Montbéliard), the village developed rapidly from around 1955 into a residential suburb of Montbéliard.
Attractions
Since the Reformation, Vieux-Charmont has had a Lutheran parish that built a church (Temple luthérien) in 1849. Before that, the Lutherans shared a hall in the school building. Industrialization also drew Catholics to Vieux-Charmont, for whom the Saint-Justin church was built from 1877, although the current bell tower was not added until 1901. The Château Marti dates from 1890 and was built by the founder of the watch factory.
Lutheran Church
Saint-Justin Church
Interior of Saint-Justin
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 2526 |
| 1968 | 2790 |
| 1975 | 3167 |
| 1982 | 2680 |
| 1990 | 2571 |
| 1999 | 2509 |
| 2007 | 2487 |
| 2016 | 2725 |
With 2,744 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Vieux-Charmont is one of the medium-sized communities in the Doubs department. After the population had shown only relatively minor fluctuations in the first half of the 20th century, a marked increase in population began around 1950. The number of inhabitants tripled within around 20 years. With around 3,200 inhabitants, the highest level to date was reached in the mid-1970s. The economic crisis and the restructuring of industry in the Pays de Montbéliard from 1975 to 1990 led to many workers and families moving away. As a result, there has been a significant population decline. The downward trend has continued to this day in a weakened form. Since the peak, Vieux-Charmont has lost around 700 inhabitants, a decrease of 20%. Today the settlement area of Vieux-Charmont has grown together almost seamlessly with those of Sochaux, Grand-Charmont and Nommay.
Economy and Infrastructure
From the middle of the 19th century, Vieux-Charmont developed into an industrial community and from around 1960 into a residential suburb of Montbéliard. Today there are around 50 small and medium-sized businesses in the community, mainly in the fields of mechanics, construction and transport, the manufacture of roller shutters and several distribution warehouses. There are also numerous retail shops for daily needs. Many workers are also commuters who work in the other municipalities of the Montbéliard agglomeration.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main road from Montbéliard to Belfort. The nearest connection to the A36 motorway , which crosses the municipality, is around 1.5 kilometers away. Other road connections exist with Grand-Charmont, Brognard and Étupes. Vieux-Charmont is connected to the city of Montbéliard and the surrounding communities by various bus routes.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 1285-1287.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Cf. “Ville de Vieux-Charmont: Un peu d'Histoire!” , On: Ville de Vieux-Charmont: Bienvenue à Vieux-Charmont! , accessed February 1, 2016.