Branne (Doubs)

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

Geography

Branne is located at 280 m, 9 km east-northeast of Baume- les -Dames and about 27 km west-southwest of the town of Montbéliard (air line). The village is located in a wide valley widening of the Doubs on the right the north side of the river, between the rift valleys of Clerval and Hyèvre, at the southern foot of Mont Fort.

The area of 6.45 km ² municipal area comprises a portion of Doubstals. The Doubs flows here with several turns by up to 2 km wide, flat alluvial plain to the west and is accompanied by the waterways of the Rhine- Rhone Canal. The river always forms the southern boundary. From here, the municipality's area extends northward over the Talniederung and up a steep slope down to the wooded heights of the Bois de Branne ( 525 m) and Mont Fort, on the 556 meters, the highest elevation is achieved by Branne. This mountain range is part of the extreme north-western ranges of the Jura Mountains and forms in geological- tectonic ways a anticline. He falls to the east to the transverse valley of the Doubs ( cluse de Clerval ), which marks the eastern boundary of the municipality.

Neighboring communities of Branne are Clerval in the north, Chaux -lès- Clerval in the east, Roche- lès- Clerval in the south and Hyèvre -Paroisse in the West.

History

In the Middle Ages Branne belonged to the rule Clerval, which came under the suzerainty of the Counts of Montbéliard in the 14th century. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France.

Attractions

The church Saint -Martin was built in the 18th century in classical style with the inclusion of the bell tower of an earlier building dating from the 15th or 16th century. In the village is a Lavoir ( laundry and livestock watering ), which dates from 1829.

Population

With 177 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Branne is one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881, 317 subjects were still counted ), only relatively small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1960s.

Economy and infrastructure

Branne was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry 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 therefore commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.

The village has good transport links. It lies on the main road N83, which runs from Besançon to Montbéliard. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 15 km.

Municipality in the department of Doubs
Place in Franche -Comté

Arrondissement Cantons of France Postal codes in France Baume-les-Dames Doubs (river) Draw (terrain) Clerval (Doubs) A36 autoroute Belvoir, Doubs Crosey-le-Grand Crosey-le-Petit Pompierre-sur-Doubs Rahon (Doubs) Saint-Georges-Armont Sancey-le-Grand Sancey-le-Long

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