Champlive

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

Geography

Champlive is located on 391 m, about 17 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 ( Côte de Vaite ), on a tributary of Gour.

The area of ​​8.20 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 400 m. It forms a wide basin with no surface runoff. Southwest of the village is the site of the seepage Ruisseau du Gour, which is also fed by a source at Champlive. After prolonged rainfall or snow melt, the sip hole is unable to take enough water so that a lake is dammed up on the plateau. In the area of Champlive the plateau is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land. In the south of the municipality floor extends into the forest area of ​​the Bois de Vuillorbe.

To the north, the municipality's area extends to the long and wooded ridges of the Jura - edge chain ( Côte de Vaite and Bois de la Cote ). This ridge, which has a dip at the Château de Vaite and is very narrow, separates the plateau from the north adjacent Doubs Valley. On this ridge is achieved with 584 m the highest elevation of Champlive. The ridge falls steeply to the Doubs Valley with cliffs down from. In the north, the area extends down to the river Doubs.

Neighboring communities of Champlive are Laissey and Ougney - Douvot in the north, Dammartin -les- Templars in the East, and Glamondans Vauchamps in the south and Osse and Deluz in the West.

History

Is first mentioned Champlive in 1305 under the name Chan Live. The Château de Vaite was probably built in the early 13th century and belonged then to the Lords of Montfaucon, later the house Chalon before 1480 by troops of King Louis XI. was destroyed. After the reconstruction it was in 1522 the reign Bouclans affiliated. Champlive was devastated during the Thirty Years' War. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.

Attractions

The Chapel of Champlive was built in 1643. From the Château de Vaite, which was demolished in 1793 to magisterial command, because it was feared that there would be a refuge from predators, ruins of the quadrangular medieval donjon are obtained.

Population

With 266 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Champlive 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 211 persons were still counted ), a striking population growth was recorded since the mid-1970s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Champlive 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 commuters who engage in the agglomeration Besançon their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads from Roulans after Gonsans. Further road links exist with Dammartin -les- Templars, Bouclans and Nancray.