Bretigney-Notre-Dame
Bretigney -Notre -Dame is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Bretigney -Notre -Dame is located on 397 m, 6 km southwest of Baume- les -Dames, approximately 22 km east-northeast of the city of Besançon ( straight line ). The village is located in the Jura, on the so-called first plateau, a broad basin at the southern foot of the Jura - edge chain ( Cote ).
The area of 5.62 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The main part of the area is occupied by the wide first Jura plateau, which is on average 390 m. It forms a wide, partially karstified basin. In the area of Bretigney the plateau is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land. To the south of the municipality of soil ranges in the forest area of the Forêt de l' Aiguillon, and the slightly deepened in the little valley of the plateau Audeux forms the southern boundary.
To the north, the municipality's area extends to the long and wooded ridges of the Jura - edge chain ( Cote ). This ridge separates the plateau from the north adjacent deep Doubs Valley and is oriented southwest-northeast direction. At the height of the highest point of Bretigney -Notre -Dame is achieved with 589 m.
Neighboring communities of Bretigney -Notre-Dame are Ougney - Douvot and Esnans in the north, Silley - Bléfond in the east, Saint- Juan in the south and Dammartin -les- Templars in the West.
History
The place name appears Bretigney in 1147 for the first time in the documents. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the rule Passavant. End of the 15th century, it came to the family Orsans and 1530 to the Governor of Besançon. Antoine -François d' Gauthiot Ancier decreed that the rule of Bretigney passed after his death to the Jesuit College of Besançon, which they then held until the French Revolution. Together with the Franche -Comté Bretigney came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. For ease of differentiation compared to the also located in the department of Doubs Bretigney the community name was officially changed in 1923 Bretigney -Notre -Dame.
Attractions
The village church of Bretigney -Notre-Dame was built in the 18th century. In the village are farmhouses are preserved in the characteristic style of the Franche -Comté from the 17th to 19th centuries.
Population
With 110 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Bretigney -Notre -Dame 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 189 persons were still counted ), a slight population growth was recorded since the early 1970s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Bretigney -Notre -Dame was 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, including in wood processing. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who do their work in the larger towns in the environment or in the agglomeration Besançon.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads from Nancray by Baume- les -Dames.