Villeneuve-d'Amont
Villeneuve- d'Amont is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Villeneuve- d'Amont is located at 680 m above sea level, about 24 km west of the town of Pontarlier (air line). The village is located in the Jura, on the high plateau of Villeneuve, south of the karst spring of Lison.
The area of 14.27 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The main part of the area is occupied by the plateau of Villeneuve, the second part of the Jura plateau, is on average 660 m and is mostly covered by meadows. The plateau is crossed by a dry valley, part of the upper catchment area of Lison. The entire area has no surface watercourses, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground. The boundaries of the plateau of large expanses of forest in the west of the Bois de Chalem, to the east by the Forêt de Levier and in the south of the forest Forêt d' Arc. Here the highest elevation of Villeneuve- d'Amont is achieved with 727 m.
Neighboring communities of Villeneuve- d'Amont are Crouzet Migette and Gevresin in the north, Levier in the east, Villers -sous- Chalamont and Arc- sous- Montenot in the South and Sainte -Anne in the West.
History
In the Middle Ages Villeneuve- d'Amont belonged to the rule Montmahoux, which was under the suzerainty of the lords of Chalon. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. Since 2002, Villeneuve- d'Amont is a member of the comprehensive 11 municipalities municipal association Communauté de communes Altitude 800
Attractions
The parish church of Saint -Antoine was built in the 15th century and later restored several times and partially redesigned.
Population
With 273 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Villeneuve- d'Amont is one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 to 375 people were still counted ), only relatively small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1960s.
Economy and infrastructure
Villeneuve- d'Amont was until well into the 20th century 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 has good transport links. It is located near the main road D72, which leads from Pontarlier to Salins- les- Bains. Further road links exist with Villers -sous- Chalamont, Arc- sous- Montenot, Crouzet Migette and Gevresin.
Arc- sous- Montenot | Goux -les- Usiers | Boujailles | bull | Chapelle- d'Huin | Courvières | Dompierre- les- Tileuls | Évillers | Frasnian | Goux -les- Usiers | Levier | Septfontaines | Sombacour | Villeneuve -d ' amont | Villers -sous- Chalamont
- Municipality in the department of Doubs
- Place in Franche -Comté