Goux-les-Usiers
Goux -les- Usiers is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Goux -les- Usiers is located on 740 m above sea level, about ten kilometers northwest of the town of Pontarlier (air line). The scattered village extends in the Jura, on the southeastern edge of the high plateau of Val d' Usiers, at the foot of Mont Séverin.
The area of 17.63 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The western part of the area is occupied by gently rolling plateau of the Val d' Usiers, the average is 720 meters and is mostly covered by meadows. Northeast of the village begins a dry valley, the topographical part of the catchment area of the Loue. Southeast of Goux -les- Usiers passes the 150 meter high site stage of the Bois des Raffours to the ridge of the Mont Séverin ( 919 m the highest point of the municipality ) and the Mont d' Usiers (880 m) and to the east the plateau of La Vrine about ( 860 meters ). In the far east the municipality area extends to the foot of Mont Pelé. The entire area has no surface watercourses, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground.
Neighboring communities of Goux -les- Usiers are Évillers and Ouhans in the north, and Bugny Vuillecin the east, and Goux -les- Usiers in the south.
History
The parish church of Goux is first mentioned in the 12th century. Since the 13th century belonged to the rule Goux Usiers. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. Since 2002, Goux -les- Usiers is a member of the comprehensive 11 municipalities municipal association Communauté de communes Altitude 800
Attractions
Its present form was the parish church of Saint- Valere the new building in neoclassical style in the year 1722. Originates from the 17th century, the chapel of Notre -Dame de Pitié. Above the village stands a statue of the Virgin. A manor house, which was built in the 16th century, remodeled in the 18th century. In the old town many farmhouses in the traditional style of the Haut-Doubs from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved.
Population
With 714 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Goux -les- Usiers 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 726 persons were still counted ), a continuous population growth was recorded in recent years.
Economy and infrastructure
Goux -les- Usiers 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 addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises, including a modern dairy. 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 is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road, leading from Sombacour after Ouhans. Further road links exist with Évillers, Bugny and Vuillecin.
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- Municipality in the department of Doubs
- Place in Franche -Comté