Belmont (Doubs)

Belmont is a town in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Belmont is located at 604 m above sea level, 8 km north of Valdahon and about 26 km east of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in the Jura, on a ridge on the northern edge of the plateau of Valdahon and Vercel, called the first plateau of the Jura.

The area of ​​4.72 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The central part of the area is occupied by the ridge of Belmont, which extends in a north-south direction and is approximately one kilometer wide. At the height of the highest point of Belmont is achieved with 640 m. The ridge is bounded on the west in a small pond is through the trough of Chaux -lès- Passavant and on the east by a valley in the catchment area of ​​the Audeux. In the southwest, the municipality area with less than 1 km ² share of the military training area Valdahon, which occupies an area of ​​35 km ² in total.

Neighboring communities of Belmont are Orsans in the north, and Bremondans Épenouse in the east, Vercel - Villedieu -le-Camp to the south and Chaux -lès- Passavant in the West.

History

The City Belmont developed in the 14th century next to the 1318 founded by the Lords of Belmont Castle. The area was under the average age of the supremacy of the Lords of Montfaucon. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. Since 1998, Belmont is a member of the 44- villages municipal association Communauté de communes du Pays de Pierre Fontaine - Vercel.

By January 1, 2009 there was a change in the membership of the district municipality. So far, belonging to the district Besançon, all municipalities in the canton came to the district Pontarlier.

Attractions

The village church of Belmont was enlarged in 1817. Of the former castle, only traces are visible. In the house of Louis Pergaud now houses a Museum of Ethnography.

Population

With 62 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Belmont 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 (1881 138 people were still counted ), a slight increase in population was recorded since the mid-1970s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Belmont 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. Many workers are also commuters who engage in the surrounding larger towns of their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road, leading from Gonsans after Vercel - Villedieu -le-Camp. Another road connection with Orsans.

Personalities

• Louis Pergaud