Vaux-et-Chantegrue
Vaux- et- Chantegrue is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Vaux- et- Chantegrue is located on 873 m above sea level, about 13 km southwest of the town of Pontarlier (air line). The village is located in the Jura, in the Haut- Doubs, in a basin at the upper Drugeon before its entry into the narrow valley of the cluse oies, at the southern foot of the Montagne du Laveron.
The area of 13.98 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The central part of the area occupied by the wide, swampy in the middle basin of Vaux, located at 860 m and is fed by the headwaters of the Drugeon. In the north of the municipality extends to the bottom of the hill Montagne du Laveron. Also, the upper part of the cluse oies belongs to the municipality. This Klustal, which is now drained by Drugeon, was created by the former course of the River Doubs. To the southwest, the municipality's area extends into the dry valley of Combe Noire in the chain of Haute Joux. It is flanked on both sides by thickly wooded ridge: Bois du chalet, Bois de la Haute Joux and Bois de Chargebin on which with 1074 m the highest peak of Vaux- et- Chantegrue is achieved.
The double municipality comprises the two villages of Vaux ( 874 m) at the Drugeon and Chantegrue (880 m) in the southwest of the valley basin of Vaux. Neighboring communities of Vaux- et- Chantegrue are Bouverans and La Planée in the north, Malpas and Labergement -Sainte -Marie in the east, Remoray - Boujeons in the south and Mignovillard and Bonnevaux in the West.
History
The first mention in writing Vaux already in 1126 in a charter of Humbert III. , Lord of Salins. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. Since the time of the French Revolution and Vaux Chantegrue formed a double community. In 1973 merged Vaux- et- Chantegrue and Malpas to the new community Vaux- et- Chantegrue - Malpas. However, this fusion community had only eleven annual bank was to Malpas in 1984 separated again and has since formed a separate municipality. Since 2003, Vaux- et- Chantegrue is a member of the comprehensive 10 villages municipal association Communauté de communes du Plateau de Frasnian et du Val du Drugeon.
Attractions
The village church of Notre- Dame de la Nativity dates from the 16th century and includes a ship in a flamboyant Gothic style and a statue of the Virgin (14th century). Before the Municipal House is the 1857 built, 13 -meter-high Pyramid of the so-called Château d' eau (water reservoir ). In Vaux and Chantegrue some farmhouses in the traditional style of the Haut-Doubs from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved. Worth a visit is the Musée Félix Gresset in Chantegrue ( works of art from tree roots).
Population
With 565 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Vaux- et- Chantegrue one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the range of approximately 350 people, a significant population increase has been recorded since the mid- 1970s.
Economy and infrastructure
Vaux- et- Chantegrue has long been a predominantly coined by agriculture, especially dairy farming and animal husbandry, as well as by the forestry village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises, including the wood processing industry. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads from Labergement -Sainte- Marie to Frasnian. Further road links exist with La Planée, Malpas and Remoray - Boujeons. Vaux- et- Chantegrue has a station on the railway line from Frasnian to Vallorbe, which opened in 1915.