Brognard

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

Geography

Brognard is located on 340 m above the sea, about six kilometers east-northeast of the city of Montbéliard (air line). The village is located in the northeast of the basin of Montbéliard, a slightly elevated position above the broad valley at the confluence of Savoureuse and Allan.

The area of ​​2.90 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the gently undulating countryside in the Burgundian Gate ( trouée de Belfort ). The western part of the area occupied by the approximately 1.5 km wide valley of Savoureuse, which is on average 320 m. The communal land is not enough to the river, but he has several lakes ( Étangs de Brognard ), which resulted from the filling of former sand and gravel pits and today serve as a water sports center and recreation area of Montbéliard and Belfort. To the south, the municipality's area extends into the valley of Allan. At the foot of the slope at Brognard the Canal de la Haute -Saône, which is in communication with the Rhine - Rhone canal runs.

From the valley floor to the community ban extends to the northeast over a 30 m high slope on the adjacent hills, which are broken down by various depressions of the Seitentälchen Savoureuse. The area is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land. On the corridor Les Épassottes is 383 m reaches the highest point of Brognard.

Neighboring communities of Brognard are Dambenois in the north, Allenjoie in the east, the south and Étupes Vieux- Charmont and Nommay in the West.

History

Since the Middle Ages Brognard belonged to the territory of the Counts of Montbéliard. With the annexation of that county, the village came in 1793 final in French hands. Today Brognard part of the community association Agglomà du Pays de Montbéliard.

Population

With 463 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Brognard one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the area of ​​140-220 people, a significant population increase has been recorded since the mid- 1970s. Since then, the population has almost doubled.

Economy and infrastructure

Brognard 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. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who do their work in urban Montbéliard and Belfort. The lakes in the valley of Savoureuse serve as leisure, entertainment and water sports park. A portion is also designated as a nature reserve.

The village has good transport links. It is located on a secondary road that leads from Vieux- Charmont after Dambenois. The nearest links to the A36 motorway, which runs through the municipality, is located at a distance of approximately one kilometer. Another road connection with Allenjoie.