Villers-Buzon
Villers- Buzon is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Villers- Buzon situated at an altitude of 240 m above sea level, about 13 km west of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in the gently undulating countryside between the rivers of Doubs in the south and Ognon in the north, in the valley of the Ruisseau de Corcondray.
The area of 3.19 km ² municipal area includes a section south of the Ognon. The area is slightly undulating and mainly consisted of arable and meadow land; Forest areas, there are few. For drainage west to Ognon the Ruisseau de Corcondray flowing through a first relatively narrow, below the village gradually forming wide valley provides. At 295 m is reached on the hill north of the village is the highest elevation of Villers- Buzon. To the north, the municipality's area extends over the hills to the valley of the Ruisseau de pommeau, a page of Bach Ruisseau de Corcondray.
Neighboring communities of Villers- Buzon are Lavernay and Mazerolles -le- Salin in the north, Vaux- les- Prés and Chemaudin in the east, Dannemarie -sur- Crète and Pouilley -Français in the south and Corcondray in the West.
History
The municipality of Villers- Buzon was already inhabited in Gallo- Roman times, which could be detected using various archaeological finds. Is first mentioned Villers- Buzon in the year 1096. During the Middle Ages the village belonged to the rule Corcondray. Together with the Franche -Comté reached Villers- Buzon with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Since 2001 Villers- Buzon is a member of the Association of Municipalities Communauté de communes du Val Saint- Vitois.
Attractions
The village church of Villers- Buzon initially reported by the early 17th century back, but the ship and the vestry were rebuilt in the 18th century. It has one of the oldest bells in the Franche -Comté, which dates to 1400. On the square in front of the church stands a statue of Joan of Arc ( 19th century). Also worth seeing is the Maison Maurivard, a former stately home, which was built around 1549.
Population
With 259 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Villers- Buzon is 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 between 70 and 110 people, a significant population increase has been recorded since the early 1970s. Since then, the population has tripled.
Economy and infrastructure
Villers- Buzon was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. 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 situated away from the larger passage axes on a secondary road that leads from Franois after Lantenne - Vertière. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 7 km. Further road links exist with Mazerolles -le- Salin, Dannemarie -sur- Crète and Pouilley -Français.