Charbonnières-les-Sapins

Charbonnières- les- Sapins is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Charbonnières- les- Sapins is located on 541 m above sea level, 10 km west of Valdahon and about 17 km southeast of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in the Jura, in the west of the plateau of Valdahon, north of Taleinschnitts the Ruisseau de la Brême.

The area of ​​9:10 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The main part of the area is taken from the plateau of Valdahon, which is an average 540 m. It is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land, partly by forest. The plateau has no above-ground rivers, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground. To the west of the municipality floor extends into the trough Combe Madame. With 583 meters, the highest elevation of Charbonnières- les- Sapins is achieved at the northern edge community. In the south, the boundary runs along the Ruisseau de la Brême, which is cut in a V-shaped valley about 100 meters deep into the plateau and feeds its waters to the west of the Loue. The steep valley slopes are different places crossed by rock bands.

Neighboring communities of Charbonnières- les- Sapins are L' Hôpital du Gros Bois to the north, and Etalans Guyans - Durnes in the east, the south and Saules Bonnevaux- le- Prieuré, Foucherans and Trépot in the West.

History

In the Middle Ages Charbonnières one of Ornans. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. It was in the 17th century the site of a blast furnace. For better distinctness from other municipalities with the same name Charbonnières in 1922 officially renamed Charbonnières- les- Sapins. Today Charbonnières- les- Sapins is a member of the 24 localities comprehensive community association Communauté de communes du Pays d' Ornans.

Attractions

The single village church of Charbonnières- les- Sapins was built in the 18th century and has a rich interior, including an altar from the 19th century. In the village are farmhouses are preserved in the characteristic style of the Franche -Comté from the 17th to 19th centuries. A special attraction is the Dino Zoo, a prehistoric zoo, are modeled in the dinosaurs in their natural size.

Population

With 192 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Charbonnières- les- Sapins is 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 ​​110-134 people, a slight population growth was recorded since the early 1980s.

Economy and infrastructure

Charbonnières- les- Sapins 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 do their work in the larger towns in the environment or in the agglomeration Besançon.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares. The main access is from L' Hôpital du Gros Bois on the main road N57 (Besançon, Pontarlier ). Another road connection with Bonnevaux- le- Prieuré.