Bief-du-Fourg
Bief -du- Fourg is a commune in the French department of Jura in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Bief -du- Fourg is located 860 meters above sea level. M., 17 km east-northeast of the city Champagnole. The farming village in the Jura extends on a broad plateau that connects east to the Val de Mièges.
The area of 10.20 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The entire area is occupied by a plateau, the average 860 meters above sea level. M. lies. It has only very small differences in relief and is mostly covered by meadows and pastures. The plateau has no significant above-ground rivers. In some wells, which are sealed by marl and clay, to raised bogs and individual Moorweiher could develop. To the east, the municipality's area extends to the south bank of the bog lake Etang de Frasnian and north across the hallway breeze Laine in the forest area Bois de la Ville. With 883 m above sea level. M. is at Petit- Villard reached near the highest point of Bief -du- Fourg on the southern municipality border.
Neighboring communities of Bief -du- Fourg are Courvières and Frasnian in the north, Bonnevaux in the east, and Mignovillard Communailles -en- Montagne in the south and Censeau in the West.
History
Is first mentioned Bief -du- Fourg in the 13th century. For a long time was the community Bief -du -Fort. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the rule Nozeroy. The village has been granted certain liberties in 1350 to promote the settlement of the area. Together with the Franche -Comté came Bief -du- Fourg with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.
Attractions
The village church of Bief -du- Fourg was built in the 18th century. A stately home dating from the 19th century.
Population
With 168 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Bief -du- Fourg one of the smallest towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 377 persons were still counted ), a slight population growth was recorded since the early 1990s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Bief -du- Fourg was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by agriculture, especially dairy farming and livestock village. In the moorland peat was cut earlier. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises, including a cheese factory. Some employed persons are also commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares near a secondary road that leads from Censeau after Labergement -Sainte -Marie. Further road links exist with Frasnian, Mignovillard and Communailles -en- Montagne.
Arsure- Arsurette | Bief -du- Fourg | Billecul | Censeau | Cerniébaud | Charency | Communailles -en- Montagne | Conte | Cuvier | Doye | Esserval -Combe | Esserval - Tartre | La Favière | Fraroz | Gillois | La Latette | Longcochon | Mièges | Mignovillard | Molpré | Mournans - Charbonny | Nozeroy | Onglières | Plénise | Plénisette | Rix
- Commune in the department of Jura
- Place in Franche -Comté