Blamont

Blamont is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Blamont is on 561 m about 14 km south of the city of Montbéliard (air line). The village is located in the northern Jura on the vast plateau of the Jura plateau north of Lomont on a ledge between the ravines of Creuse and Fouge near the border with Switzerland.

The area of ​​10.06 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the northern French Jura. The main part of the territory occupied by the slightly corrugated board Jura plateau consisting of Sequan and Kimmeridgekalken, which is on average 560 m. The plateau is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land, but also shows some forest areas. There are no surface watercourses, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground. The western boundary runs mostly above the slopes, reconciled to the valley system of Roide ( tributary of the Doubs).

Blamont itself is located on the eastern edge of the plateau, where the old location, on a narrow ledge core is bordered to the north by the valley section of the Creuse, in the south of that of their side Bach Fouge. The Creuse ensures the drainage of the Eastern Township portion over the England also the Doubs. This community section includes more than 100 m deep valley of the Creuse and several valleys of its tributaries. The mostly wooded main valley to the north of the Bois de Châtel ( 563 m), an offshoot of the plateau of Blamont, flanked to the south of the plateau of the Pâture de Danache ( 563 m). With 603 m is achieved in the far east in the forest of Rosière on the northern slopes of the ridge Perchet the highest elevation of Blamont.

Neighboring communities of Blamont are Roches -lès- Blamont in the north, Glay and Danne Marie in the east, Villars -les- Blamont and Pierre Fontaine- lès- Blamont in the south and Autechaux -Roide in the West.

History

Blamont is first mentioned in the 12th century. Over time, the spelling of Mont Blanc on Blantmont and Blanmont changed to the present name. Blamont was founded at a strategic location on the ridge above the valley of the Creuse. It made since the 13th century, a rule that was under the suzerainty of the Lords of Neuchâtel. The castle was destroyed several times over the years, including during the Burgundian Wars. As the lords of Neuchâtel were on the side of the Burgundians, the rule came in 1477 under the sovereignty of the prince-bishopric of Basel, but was returned a year later. After the village and the rule came in 1506 under the suzerainty of the Count of Montbeliard, 1541 the Reformation was introduced.

The rule Blamont now formed one of the four gentlemen of the Principality of Montbéliard. It was annexed in 1699 by France, and in 1748 came Blamont contractually finally to France. 1793 Blamont was capital of the canton of the same name. The seat, however, was in 1898 transferred to Hérimoncourt, which had now become heavily industrialized. The old castle was demolished in 1814. Today Blamont is the administrative seat of the municipality of Communauté de communes of the Association of Balcons du Lomont.

Demographics

With 1111 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Blamont one of the smaller communities of the department of Doubs. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the range between 500 and 600 people, was recorded at the beginning of the 1970s a striking population growth. Since 1975, the population remained at an almost constant level, only in recent years a slight upward trend was registered.

Attractions

The church Purification de Notre -Dame was built in 1823 in classic style. Also from the 19th century comes the Catholic Church. The Castle of Blamont was built in the first half of the 19th century and now houses the Maison de retreat ( old-age and retirement home ). The town center is dominated by characteristic farmhouses dating from the 18th and 19th century in the style of Franche -Comté.

Economy and infrastructure

Blamont was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. In addition, there are now several companies of local small businesses and shops of retail and service businesses for their daily needs. Meanwhile, the village has changed thanks to its attractive location into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who do their work in the agglomeration Montbéliard.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road, the Audi Court for D73 ( Pont -de- Roide - Pruntrut) performs at the northern foot of the Lomont. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 16 km. Another road connection with Glay.