Montandon
Montandon is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Montandon is at 733 m, 7 km north-northeast of Maîche and about 23 km south of the town of Montbéliard (air line). The village is located in the Jura, in the north of the vast plateau of Maîche, high above the deep valley of the Doubs to the town of Saint- Hippolyte.
The area of 12.71 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The main part of the area is occupied by the weakly in relief plateau of Montandon, which is on average 730 m. It is mainly consisted of meadow and pasture land and is determined by the terrain crest of the Bois du Désert ( 794 m) divided. The plateau has no above-ground rivers, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground. The boundaries of the plateau to the west by the valleys of Dessoubre and his side Bach Ruisseau de la Forge, on the north by the Doubs Valley. The parish boundary runs mostly above the escarpment. In the east, the border is within the range of the brook Charbonney ( tributary of the Doubs). To the south, the land rises gradually to the wooded heights of La Crote (847 m ), Le Mont ( 862 m), Les Côtards ( with 880 m the highest elevation of Montandon ) and Les Gratery ( 834 m). In between are several dry valleys and troughs that belong topographically to the catchment area of Ruisseau de la Forge and Charbonney.
To Montandon include the hamlet Vacheresse (814 m ) on a ridge above the valley of the Ruisseau de la Forge and various homesteads. Neighboring communities of Montandon are Saint- Hippolyte and Soulce - Cernay in the north, Les Plains- et- Grands- Essarts and Trévillers in the east, the south and Thiébouhans Les Bréseux in the southwest.
History
The municipality of Montandon was settled very early. In Abri Sous la Roche tracks were discovered from the Bronze Age. In the Middle Ages Montandon belonged to the territory of the county of La Roche Saint -Hippolyte. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.
Attractions
The church of Saint - Ursin in 1573 newly built on the site of a previous medieval building; the choir was subjected in 1700 a comprehensive restoration. In the village are farmhouses dating from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved in the traditional style of the Haut-Doubs.
Population
With 387 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Montandon is one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 431 persons were still counted ), a population growth was recorded since the mid-1970s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Montandon was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture ( livestock and dairy farming ) embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. Many workers are also commuters who engage in the surrounding larger towns of their work.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares. The main access is from the main road D437 which connects Montbéliard Morteau. Another road connection with Trévillers.
Bief | Burnevillers | Chamesol | Courtefontaine | Dampjoux | Fleurey | Froidevaux | Glère | Indevillers | Liebvillers | Montancy | Montandon | Montjoie- le -Château | Montécheroux | Les Plains- et- Grands- Dessessart | Saint- Hippolyte | Soulce - Cernay | Les Terres de Chaux | Valoreille | Vaufrey
- Municipality in the department of Doubs
- Place in Franche -Comté