Dompierre-les-Tilleuls
Dompierre- les- Tileuls is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Dompierre- les- Tileuls is located on 836 m above sea level, approximately 13 km west-southwest of the town of Pontarlier (air line). The village is located in the Jura, in the midst of the broad plateaux of Arlier ( Pontarlier - Frasnian ), northwest of the Montagne du Laveron.
The area of 12.94 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The whole area is occupied by the plateau of Arlier, which is on average 850 m. It is mostly covered by meadows, but also shows some areas of forest and moorland. The plateau has no above-ground rivers, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground. With 887 m is reached on a hill at the edge of the sink Combe de la Rochette, the highest elevation of Dompierre- les- Tileuls.
Neighboring communities of Dompierre- les- Tilleuls Chapelle- d'Huin in the north, La Rivière- Drugeon in the east, the south and Bouverans Frasnian and Boujailles in the West.
History
The territory of Dompierre- les- Tileuls was already inhabited in prehistoric times, which could be demonstrated by means of excavations in the tumulus of Bossus. There were items from the Hallstatt and La Tène period unearthed. Is first mentioned in the year 941 Dompierre The place name derives from Domus Peter ( Saint Peter ). In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the manor of La Rivière, which was under the lords of Chalon. Together with the Franche -Comté Dompierre came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. To avoid confusion with other municipalities of the same name, Dompierre was officially renamed in 1922 in Dompierre -les- Tileuls. Since 2003, Dompierre- les- Tileuls is a member of the comprehensive 10 villages municipal association Communauté de communes du Plateau de Frasnian et du Val du Drugeon.
Attractions
The village church of Saint- Pierre et Saint -Paul came originally from the 12th century. However, the current building stock comes mainly from the 15th and 17th centuries (ship) and is decorated in gothic styles. The church has a remarkable high altar from the 18th century. In 1825, the country chapel Notre- Dame de la Délivrance was built.
Population
With 240 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Dompierre- les- Tileuls 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 360 people were still counted ), a slight population growth was recorded since the early 1980s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Dompierre- les- Tileuls was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by agriculture, especially dairy farming and livestock village. In addition, there are now a number of companies of small businesses, including a wood processing company. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.
The village has good transport links. It lies on the Territory road D471 which leads from Pontarlier to Champagnole. Further road links exist with La Riviere Drugeon and Chapelle- d'Huin.