Villers-la-Combe
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier | |
| Canton | Valdahon | |
| Community association | Portes du Haut-Doubs | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 14 ' N , 6 ° 27' E | |
| height | 617-823 m | |
| surface | 5.88 km 2 | |
| Residents | 51 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 9 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25510 | |
| INSEE code | 25625 | |
Villers-la-Combe is a French commune with a population of 51 (as at 1st January 2017) in the Doubs department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Villers-la-Combe is located at 639 m above sea level, 15 kilometers south-southeast of Baume-les-Dames and about 33 kilometers east of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , in a hollow on the high plateau of Villers east of the Orsans basin.
The area of the 5.88 km² municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The main part of the area is taken up by the plateau of Villers, which is an average of 650 m. It is mainly made up of arable and meadow land. An approximately 40 m high step leads south to the plateau of Germéfontaine. The high plateau has no above-ground watercourses because the rainwater seeps into the karstified subsoil. To the east, the terrain rises gradually to the level of the Bois de Volienne . At 823 m, the highest point in Villers-la-Combe is reached on this ridge.
The hamlet of Monts de Villers (675 m) on the high plateau south of the village also belongs to Villers-la-Combe . Neighboring communities of Villers-la-Combe are Vellerot-lès-Vercel in the north, Landresse in the east, Germéfontaine in the south and Villers-Chief in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, Villers-la-Combe belonged to the Passavant estate, which had belonged to the lords of Montbéliard since the 14th century. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Since 1998 Villers-la-Combe has been a member of the Communauté de communes du Pays de Pierrefontaine-Vercel, which comprises 44 localities .
On January 1, 2009, the arrondissement membership of the municipality was changed. Previously belonging to the Arrondissement Besançon , all municipalities of the canton came to the Arrondissement Pontarlier.
Attractions
The 19th century village church of Saint-Lazare is located in the hamlet of Monts de Villers. The Saint-Claude chapel is located on a hill southwest of Villers-la-Combe. Various large farmhouses in the characteristic style of Franche-Comté from the 17th to 19th centuries have been preserved in the town center.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 80 |
| 1968 | 80 |
| 1975 | 71 |
| 1982 | 60 |
| 1990 | 50 |
| 1999 | 48 |
| 2006 | 53 |
| 2016 | 51 |
With 51 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Villers-la-Combe is one of the smallest communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (154 people were counted in 1891), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the beginning of the 1980s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Villers-la-Combe was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding). Even today, the residents live mainly from their work in the first sector. Outside of the primary sector there are almost no jobs in the village. 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 Vellerot-lès-Vercel to Germéfontaine. Another road connection exists with Villers-Chief.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 910-911.
