Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont

Maisons- du- Bois- Lièvremont is a municipality in the French department of Doubs in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Maisons- du- Bois- Lièvremont is located at 840 m, about 9 km northeast of the town of Pontarlier (air line). The double municipality extends in the Jura, on a sun-exposed slope slightly above the Doubs, in the Val du Saugeais, north of the Jura heights of Montagne du Larmont, near the border with Switzerland.

The area of ​​15.79 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The southern part of the area is occupied by open Doubs Valley. The river flows here in a relatively wide Talniederung to the northeast through the Val du Saugeais. On its southern side of the Doubs is flanked by the Jura Mountain of Les Allies ( an upstream stages of Montagne du Larmont ), on the with 1073 m the highest peak of Maisons- du- Bois- Lièvremont is achieved. To the north, the municipality's area on the plateau of Lièvremont and a gently rising slope, showing a loose structure of meadow and pasture land and forest, up on the ridge of Recours ( 1055 m) extends.

The double municipality consists of several hamlets and numerous hamlets, including:

• Maisons -du -Bois ( 834 m) on the northern slope of the valley of the Doubs
• Lièvremont ( 841 m ) on a plateau-like terrace north of the Doubs
• Les Joumets ( 983 m) on the ridge north of the Doubs
• Pré Jacquier (941 m) in a trough on the ridge north of the Doubs

Neighboring communities of Maisons- du- Bois- Lièvremont are La Chaux in the north, and Montflovin Hauterive- la- face to the east, Les Allies and Pontarlier in the south and Arçon in the West.

History

Maison- du- Bois and Lièvremont divided since the Middle Ages, the fate of the monastic rule Montbenoît. The double municipality was created in 1974 by the merger of the previously independent municipalities Maisons -du -Bois and Lièvremont.

Attractions

The village church from the 18th century is located in Lièvremont; it has a beautiful altar and a wooden pulpit from the building time.

Population

With 629 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Maisons- du- Bois- Lièvremont one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 793 persons were still counted ), a continuous population growth was recorded since the early 1980s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Maisons- du- Bois- Lièvremont was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture ( livestock and dairy farming, farming ) and forestry embossed village. In addition, there are now several companies of local small businesses. Many workers are also commuters who engage in the surrounding larger towns of their work.

The village has good transport links. It is located near the secondary road D437 which leads from Pontarlier to Morteau. Another road connection with Montflovin. The operation of the former railway line from Pontarlier to Gilley has been set.

Arc- sous- Cicon | Arçon | Aubonne | Bugny | Gilley | Hauterive- la- face | La Chaux | La Longeville | Les Allies | Maisons- du- Bois- Lièvremont | Montbenoît | Montflovin | Ouhans | Renédale | Saint -Gorgon -Main | Ville- du- Pont

• Municipality in the department of Doubs
• Place in Franche -Comté