Chaudefontaine (Doubs)
Chaudefontaine is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Chaudefontaine is located at 280 m, about 15 km northeast of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in the rolling countryside between the river valleys of Doubs and Ognon, in a valley between the hills of Châtillon- Guyotte in the south and the foothills of the Grande Côte in the north.
The area of 6.33 km ² municipal area includes a portion in the extreme north- western ridges of the Jura. The main part of the area is occupied by a wide valley that is drained to Ognon by the Ruisseau de la Corcelle to the northeast. It is subdivided by various short little valley. This valley is partly passed with arable and meadow land, partly by forest. To the north, the municipality's area extends to the wooded ridge of the Bois du Fays, on the 448 m, the highest elevation of Chaudefontaine is achieved.
Neighboring communities of Chaudefontaine are Moncey in the north, Corcelle - Mieslot and Pouligney - Lusans in the east, Châtillon- Guyotte and Marchaux in the south and Champoux in the West.
History
Chaudefontaine is named after several springs which the village. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to Châtillon- rule Guyotte. Together with the Franche -Comté it came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France.
Attractions
The single-nave chapel Saint- Guérin was built in the 18th century.
Population
With 216 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Chaudefontaine is one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. After the population had steadily decreased in the first half of the 20th century (1901 212 persons were still counted ), a significant population growth was recorded mainly during the 1970s. Since then, a slight downward trend was observed again.
Economy and infrastructure
Chaudefontaine was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. In addition, there are now various operations of the local small business sector and the retail trade. On the outskirts has since the 1970s developed an industrial zone, which includes, among other things, metal construction companies and construction. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who engage in the agglomeration Besançon their work.
The village has good transport links. It lies on the secondary road that leads from Besancon to Rougemont. The nearest links to the A36 motorway, which crosses the municipality, is located at a distance of about 2 km. Further road links exist with Moncey, Champoux and Châtillon- Guyotte.
Amagney | Battenans -les -Mines | Blarians | Bonnay | Braillans | La Bretenière | Cendrey | Champoux | Châtillon -le- Duc | Chaudefontaine | Chevroz | Corcelle - Mieslot | Cussey -sur- l'Ognon | Devecey | Flagey- Rigney | Geneuille | Germondans | Marchaux | Mérey - Vieilley | Moncey | Novillars | Ollans | Palise | Rigney | Rignosot | Roche- lez -Beaupré | Rougemontot | Tallenay | Thise | Thurey -le -Mont | La Tour -de- Sçay | Vaire - Arcier | Vaire -le- Petit | Valleroy | Venice | Vieilley
- Municipality in the department of Doubs
- Place in Franche -Comté