Montjoie-le-Château
Montjoie- le -Château ( formerly German Frohnberg ) is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Montjoie- le -Château is located at 406 m, about 20 km south-southeast of the town of Montbéliard (air line). The village is located in the Jura, Doubs Valley in deep, slightly increased at the northern edge of the valley, at the southern foot of the Lomont near the border with Switzerland.
The area of 5.39 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The central part of the area occupied by the Doubs. The Doubs flows here between the Lomont and the heights at Courtefontaine to the west by a maximum of 500 meters wide, flat Talniederung that significantly narrows below the village. The valley is flanked on both sides by steep, mostly forested slopes that are different places crossed by rock bands. These relationships are more Taleinschnitte ( Combe de Seigne in the south, and Noirecombe Combe Semont in the north) divided by short side streams of the Doubs.
To the south, the municipality's area extends to the heights of La Seigne and Raconniere where with 773 m the highest elevation of Montjoie- le -Château is achieved. In the north, the border of it on the level of Lomont partly on the watershed, partly a little south. Striking emerged here is the headland of the Grande Côte ( to 730 m).
Neighboring communities of Montjoie- le -Château are Vaufrey in the east, Courtefontaine in the south, Soulce - Cernay, Chamesol and Villars -les- Blamont in the west and the Swiss municipality of Haute- Ajoie in the north.
History
On a rocky hill above the village was Richard I of Glère in the 13th century, the castle built Montjoie. It developed into an important seat of power and controlled the Doubs Valley above Saint- Hippolyte. During the Thirty Years War, the castle and the town were destroyed, the castle was not rebuilt afterwards. Together with the Franche -Comté came Montjoie with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. To avoid confusion with other communities of the same name, Montjoie was officially renamed in 1922 in Montjoie- le -Château.
Attractions
Of the former castle of the 13th century ruins (especially of the keep ) are obtained. Below the castle is the former chapel, which was rebuilt in 1736.
Population
With 33 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Montjoie- le -Château is one of the smallest municipalities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1891 136 persons were still counted ), only small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1970s.
Economy and infrastructure
Montjoie- le -Château was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture ( livestock and dairy farming, some arable and fruit ) embossed village. There were in the 19th century, a sawmill and an oil mill. Even today, the inhabitants live on the merits of the activity in the first sector. Outside of the primary sector there are no jobs in the village. Some employed persons are also commuters who engage in the surrounding larger towns of their work.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads from Saint- Hippolyte Saint- Ursanne.
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