Mamirolle

Mamirolle is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Mamirolle is located on 490 m height about eleven kilometers east-southeast of the city of Besançon ( straight line ). The village is located in the western Jura on the so-called first plateau on the southern edge of the basin of the Saone River at the foot of Mont Bon.

The area of 11.49 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the western French Jura. The northern part of the area is occupied by the wide first Jura plateau, which is on average 440 m. It forms a wide basin with no surface drainage, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground. In the area of Mamirolle the plateau is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land, partly by forest. To the south, the municipality's area covers over the slope of Mamirolle up on the wooded ridge of the Mont receipt, where 662 m is the highest point of the municipality is reached. The eastern boundary is the Combe de Lavaudans.

Neighboring communities of La Chevillotte Mamirolle are in the north, Naisey les Granges in the east, L' Hôpital du Gros Bois, Trépot and Le Gratteris in the south and Saône in the West.

History

The territory of Mamirolle was settled very early. From the Hallstatt period comes a tumulus, and there were discovered traces of a Gallo- Roman settlement, probably the place.

Is first mentioned in 1120 as the parish seat Mamirolle named Mamirollis. Over time, the spelling on Mimiroles (1150 ), Memiroules ( 1267 ) and Memiruelles (1350 ) transformed to the present Mamirolle that is first documented in 1547. Since the Middle Ages Mamirolle belonged to the rule Montfaucon. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. Mamirolle was repeatedly devastated by fires, so in the years 1709, 1825 and 1893.

Attractions

The church of Saint -Pierre, which goes back to a medieval chapel was rebuilt in 1775 and 1985, the last time extensively restored. In the village are farmhouses are preserved in the characteristic style of the Franche -Comté from the 17th to 19th centuries.

Population

With 1722 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Mamirolle one of the smaller communities of the department of Doubs. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the range between 400 and 500 people, a striking population growth was recorded since the early 1960s. Since then, the population has tripled about. Outside the old town center, numerous new single-family homes were built.

Economy and infrastructure

Mamirolle was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry embossed village. Since the 1970s, industrial zones have developed on the outskirts. Here, various companies in the food processing industries, construction, micro- mechanics and electronics have settled. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who do their work in the near Besançon agglomeration. Mamirolle is the site of the École Nationale de l'Industrie Laitière (national institute for the cheese ), which was founded in 1888 and today is the most important employer in the community.

The village has good transport links. It is located near the four-lane main road N57 here which leads from Besancon to Pontarlier, and is relieved since its opening from through traffic. Further road links exist with Saône, Naisey, Trépot and Le Gratteris. Mamirolle has a station on the railway line was inaugurated in 1884 in Besançon to Le Locle.

Municipality in the department of Doubs
Place in Franche -Comté

Arrondissement Cantons of France Postal codes in France Montfaucon (Doubs) Arguel (Doubs) Gennes (Doubs)

542801