Chamesol

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

Geography

Chamesol is located on 659 m, 4 km northeast of Saint- Hippolyte and about 18 km south of the town of Montbéliard (air line). The village is located in the Jura, on the high plateau of Lomont at the southern foot of the height of the Fort du Lomont, north of the deep Doubstals, near the border with Switzerland.

The area of 10.21 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The main part of the area is occupied by the plateau of Lomont, which is on average 650 m. It consisted mainly of meadow land, but also shows some of larger forest areas (La Forêt). The plateau has no above-ground rivers, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground. The heights of Petit Mont (703 m) and Les Baraques (716 m) to the south fall steeply to about 300 m deeper from Doubs, where the municipal boundary usually runs above the ledge of a winning escarpment. Only with a narrow tip reaches the church floor in the cave of the Château de la Roche down almost to the Doubs.

To the north, the municipality's area covers over the slope of Chamesol to the level of Lomont. This chain forms in geological- tectonic respects an anticline of the Jura Mountains, which extends in a west-east direction. With 842 m of the Fort du Lomont is achieved the highest elevation of Chamesol in the area.

To Chamesol include the hamlet Journal ( 691 m) on the western outskirts as well as several individual farms. Neighboring communities of Chamesol are Pierre Fontaine- lès- Blamont and Villars -les- Blamont in the north, Montjoie- le -Château and Soulce - Cernay in the east, Saint- Hippolyte in the south and Montécheroux in the West.

History

Is first mentioned Chamesol in 1239 under the name Chalnisso. Later, the names Chamesoz and Chamessol followed ( 14th and 15th centuries ). The name means something like solar panels ( Champs du Soleil ). Already in the 10th century a large cave in the rock wall was secured over the Doubs Valley and extended in due course to the castle Château de La Roche. The estate belonged to a branch of the Counts of Montbéliard. Around 1600 the first small dominion, which included Chamesol, united with Saint- Hippolyte and raised to the county of La Roche -Saint -Hippolyte. Together with the Franche -Comté Chamesol came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. In 1757 the rule of La Roche came in response to the Count of Montjoie, where it remained until the French Revolution. From 1875 to 1879, the Fort du Lomont was built at the height above Chamesol, a sprawling fortress that served as a mobilization center for the region from 1935 to 1939. In 1939, the fort was occupied by German troops and remained until 1945 in their hands.

Attractions

The village church of Saint- Ermenfroy was built on the site of a previous medieval building in 1781. In the village are farmhouses dating from the 17th to 19th centuries in traditional Franche-Comté style have been preserved. From the former Château de la Roche few remains of walls are still visible.

Population

With 405 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Chamesol one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 882 persons were still counted ), a slight population growth was recorded since the early 1980s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Chamesol was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture ( livestock and dairy farming, some arable and fruit ) embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. Many workers are also commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.

The community is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads from Saint- Hippolyte by Pierre Fontaine- lès- Blamont. Further road links exist with Montécheroux and Villars -les- Blamont.

Municipality in the department of Doubs
Place in Franche -Comté

Arrondissement Cantons of France Postal codes in France Saint-Hippolyte (Doubs) Doubs (river) Soulce-Cernay Courtefontaine (Doubs) Les Plains-et-Grands-Essarts Les Terres-de-Chaux

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