Arc-sous-Montenot

Arc- sous- Montenot is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Arc- sous- Montenot Located at 650 meters above sea level, about 27 km west of the town of Pontarlier (air line). The village is located in the Jura, in a depression at the edge of the Forêt de Vignory, in the transition region from the first to the second Jura plateau, south of the karst spring of Lison.

The area of 10.72 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The central part of the area occupied by the basin of Arc, which is partially vermoort and opens west to the Talniederung Lizon Supérieur, which seeps here in a sip hole. The western boundary is the ground level of the Côte Ribalet. In the north of the municipality of soil ranges on a wide plateau, which is largely covered by meadows. To the east, the municipality's area covers the slowly rising, densely forested plateau of the Forêt de Vignory and the Forêt d' Arc. Here the highest elevation of Arc- sous- Montenot is achieved with 727 m.

Neighboring communities of Arc- sous- Montenot are Villeneuve- d'Amont in the north, Villers -sous- Chalamont in the east, the south and Lemuy Dournon in the West.

History

Since the Middle Ages Arc formed its own government, which was under the suzerainty of the lords of Chalon. The castle was demolished in 1674. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. Since 2002, Arc- sous- Montenot is a member of the comprehensive 11 municipalities municipal association Communauté de communes Altitude 800

Attractions

The village of Saint-Laurent church was built in the 19th century. From the former medieval castle only a few remains are visible.

Population

With 230 inhabitants (1 January 2011 ) Arc- sous- Montenot 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 330 people, a significant decrease was especially around the middle of the century records. Since the early 1970s there were only relatively small fluctuations.

Economy and infrastructure

Arc- sous- Montenot 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 is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads from Salins- les- Bains to Frasnian. Further road links exist with Villeneuve- d'Amont and Lemuy.

Municipality in the department of Doubs
Place in Franche -Comté

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Pontarlier Cantons of France Postal codes in France Villers-sous-Chalamont Frasne Bulle (Doubs) Dompierre-les-Tilleuls Goux-les-Usiers Septfontaines (Doubs)

74760