Noirefontaine

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

Geography

Noire Fontaine is located on 357 m, 4 km south of Pont -de- Roide and about 18 km south of the town of Montbéliard (air line). The village is located in the Jura, in a valley widening of the Doubs River near the mouth of the Barbèche, at the upper entrance to the klusartigen breakthrough of the Doubs by Lomont at the western foot of Mont Écheroux.

The area of ​​3.35 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The boundaries of the area to the west by the Doubs, which trained here a deep valley with Less than 1 km broad, flat valley floor. North of the village, he breaks through the Lomont which is a anticline of the Jura Mountains in geological- tectonic terms. The steep valley slopes are traversed by striking rock outcroppings. From the river, the municipality's area extends eastward across the Talniederung and the adjoining wall to the edge of the terrace area of Clémont. On the west slope of Mont Écheroux is achieved with 630 m the highest elevation of Noire Fontaine.

Neighboring communities of Noire Fontaine Pont -de- Roide in the north, Montécheroux in the east, Liebvillers and Bief in the south and Dampjoux and Villars -sous- Dampjoux in the West.

History

From the 13th to the 15th century Noire Fontaine was under the suzerainty of the family from Neuchatel. Since around 1500, the village belonged to the rule Clémont under the suzerainty of the principality of Montbéliard, shared his fate, and came in 1748 definitely under French administration. The village does not have its own church, it belongs to the parish Dampjoux.

Population

With 361 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Noire Fontaine is one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the area of ​​170-220 people, a significant population growth recorded primarily during the 1970s. Since then was again observed a slight downward trend.

Economy and infrastructure

Noire Fontaine was well into the 20th century, a predominantly by agriculture ( livestock and dairy farming, arable farming and fruit growing ) embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises, including a sawmill. Many workers are also commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.

The community is easily accessible via. It lies on the secondary road D437 which leads from Montbeliard by the Doubs Valley after Maîche. Further road links exist with Villars -sous- Dampjoux, Liebvillers and Montécheroux.