Vauchamps (Doubs)
Vauchamps is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Vauchamps is located on 407 m, about 17 km east of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in the western Jura, on the so-called first plateau, a broad basin between the heights of the Jura - edge chain ( French ) in the north and Côte d' Anroz in the south, the Ruisseau du Gour.
The area of 2.94 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the western French Jura. The entire area is occupied by the wide first Jura plateau, which averages to 410 m. It forms a wide basin with no surface runoff. The at Vauchamps flowing northward Ruisseau du Gour seeps after a short running track at the foot of the Côte again. In the area of Vauchamps the plateau is composed mainly of arable and meadow land, partly by forest. To the east, the municipality's area extends over the plateau up to the edge of the forest area Bois de Vuillorbe. On a hill southeast of the village is the highest elevation of Vauchamps is achieved with 457 m.
Neighboring communities of Vauchamps are Champlive in the north, Glamondans in the east, the south and Bouclans Osse in the West.
Population
With 128 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Vauchamps is one of the smallest municipalities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 113 persons were still counted ), a now back slower population growth has been recorded since the early 1980s.
Economy and infrastructure
Vauchamps was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. The water power of the Ruisseau du Gour was formerly used for the operation of mills. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the agglomeration Besançon their work.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads from Bouclans after Champlive. Another road connection with Osse.
Bouclans | Breconchaux | Champlive | Châtillon- Guyotte | Dammartin -les- Templars | Deluz | Glamondans | Gonsans | L' Écouvotte | Laissey | Le Puy | Naisey les Granges | Nancray | Osse | Ougney - Douvot | Pouligney - Lusans | Roulans | Saint- Hilaire | Séchin | Val -de- Roulans | Vauchamps | Vennans | Villers- Grélot
- Municipality in the department of Doubs
- Place in Franche -Comté