Dampjoux
Dampjoux is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Dampjoux is located on 360 m, 5 km south of Pont -de- Roide and about 19 km south of the town of Montbéliard (air line). The village is located in the Jura, in a valley widening of the Doubs on the left bank of the river, before its klusartigem breakthrough by Lomont Nordostfuß on the heights of Les Terres de Chaux.
The area of 2.31 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. Bounded is the area to the east by the Doubs and the north with its left tributary Barbèche which flows parallel to the Lomont. The Doubs has trained here a deep valley with up to one kilometer broad, flat valley floor. From a former river bend of the hill Montoille testifies (405 m), which is a characteristic Umlaufberg today. From the river, the municipality's area extends westward across the Talniederung and adjacent steep, mostly forested slope to the edge of the heights of Les Terres de Chaux. Here the highest elevation of Dampjoux is achieved with 680 m.
Neighboring communities of Dampjoux are Feule and Villars -sous- Dampjoux in the north, Fontaine Noire in the east, the south and Bief Les Terres de Chaux in the West.
History
The first mention in writing Dampjoux in 1136 in a deed of Lucelle Abbey. From the 13th to the 15th century belonged to the rule Dampjoux Mathay under the suzerainty of the family from Neuchatel. Since around 1500, belonged to a part of the village to rule Châtillon ( under the suzerainty of the Count of Burgundy ), the other for rule Clémont, which was under the suzerainty of the principality of Montbéliard. In 1748 Dampjoux definitely came under French administration.
Attractions
The village church of Dampjoux was built in 1728.
Population
With 159 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Dampjoux is one of the smallest municipalities of the department of Doubs. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the area between 80 and 110 persons, a slight population growth was recorded since the early 1970s.
Economy and infrastructure
Dampjoux was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture ( livestock and dairy farming, arable farming and fruit growing ) embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. At the Doubs is a hydroelectric power plant. Many workers are also commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.
The community is easily accessible via. It is located near the secondary road D437 which leads from Montbeliard by the Doubs Valley after Maîche. Another road connection with Bief.