Chapelle-des-Bois

Chapelle -des- Bois is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Chapelle -des- Bois is situated at 1,085 m above sea level, about eleven kilometers northeast of the city Morez (air line). The farming village extends in the Jura, in a wide opening at the northwest foot of the Risoux belonging rock wall Roche Champion, near the border with Switzerland.

The area of ​​39.69 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The landscape is dominated by the wide longitudinal recess of Chapelle -des- Bois, which are oriented in the southwest-northeast, according to the strike of the Jura Mountains in the area. It is divided into a number of wells, of which the Combe des Cives forms the northeastern statements. The entire area has no significant above-ground rivers, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground. In some wells, which are sealed by marl and clay, to raised bogs and moorland lake Lac des Mortes ( in the extreme southwest of the area ) could develop. The plateau has only very small differences in relief and shows a loose structure of meadow and pasture land and forest areas.

To the northwest, the municipality's area extends in the rough, densely forested area of the Mont Noir (up to 1234 m ), in the alternate site combs and karst depressions. In contrast, the plateau is flanked to the southeast from the broad ridge of the Grand Risoux. He falls in the area of ​​Roche and the Roche Bernard Champion with a rock edge steeply against Chapelle -des- Bois from back. With 1371 m is reached at a summit of the Risoux on the border with Switzerland, the highest peak of Chapelle -des- Bois.

At Chapelle -des- Bois addition to the actual place includes several hamlets and numerous individual farms, including:

• Les Mortes ( 1095 m) to the west in a valley of the Lac des Mortes
• Chez Michel ( 1098 m) at the northwest foot of the Roche Champion
• Chez Buffard ( 1090 m) in the Combe des Cives between the heights of Mont Noir and Risoux

Neighboring municipalities of Chapelle -des- Bois are Bois- d'Amont and Bellefontaine in the south, Morbier, Lac -des- Rouges- Truites and Foncine -le- Bas in the West, Foncine -le-Haut, Châtelblanc and Chaux -Neuve in the north and the Swiss town of Le Chenit in the east.

History

In the Middle Ages the present territory of Chapelle -des- Bois and belonged to the dominions Châtelblanc and Mouthe. It was merely a collection of some farms without a real town center. It was only in 1632 founded the settlers of the area, which the church in Chaux- Neuve was too strenuous because of the distance, a chapel, which was named Chapelle it - bos (chapel in the forest). As a result, developed at the chapel of the same settlement. Together with the Franche -Comté came Chapelle -des- Bois with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. Today Chapelle -des- Bois is a member of the comprehensive 13 villages municipal association Communauté de communes des Hauts du Doubs.

Attractions

The church from the 17th century has a Gothic choir. In Chapelle -des- Bois, there are many characteristic farmhouses in the traditional style of the high Jura from the 17th to the 19th century. In a farmhouse from the 17th century, the Écomusée, the exhibitions on culture, tradition and dairy in the same region shows.

Population

With 263 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Chapelle -des- Bois 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 602 persons were still counted ), a population growth was recorded since the mid-1970s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Chapelle -des- Bois was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by agriculture, especially dairy farming and animal husbandry, as well as by the forestry village. In the marshy areas formerly part of peat were cut. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises, including a sawmill and a cheese factory. Some employed persons are also commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.

As a resort in a popular tourist area in the High Jura Chapelle -des- Bois is now benefiting also from tourism. The community is geared both to the summer tourism (hiking, cycling, fishing, golf ) and on winter tourism ( Nordic skiing ).

The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads to La Chaux -Neuve from Morez. Another road connection with Morbier.