Passonfontaine
Passonfontaine is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Passonfontaine is located on 744 m above sea level, 7 km southeast of Valdahon and about 33 km east-southeast of the city of Besançon ( straight line ). The village is located in the Jura, on the southern edge of the basin of Avoudrey, north of the Cret Monniot.
The area of 19:49 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The northern part of the area is occupied by the weakly in relief pool of Avoudrey, which has a width of about 4 km and a length of nearly 10 km away and is on average 730 m. It is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land. The plateau has no above-ground rivers, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground. To the south, the municipality's area extends to the greater area in relief of the Late Jurassic. It is characterized by several parallel, and mostly forested terrain combs ( Bois du Roi, Le Cerneux; heights of Cicon ) and intervening troughs or sinks that are partially vermoort and otherwise have pasture. With 960 meters of the Mont Chaumont is achieved the highest elevation at the northern foot of Passonfontaine.
Neighboring communities of Passonfontaine are Épenoy and Avoudrey in the north, Longemaison in the east, Arc- sous- Cicon in the south and Nods, Vanclans and Rantechaux in the West.
History
In the 12th century a church in Passonfontaine is mentioned. In the Middle Ages Passonfontaine belonged to the rule Cicon. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. Since 1998 Passonfontaine member of the 44- villages municipal association Communauté de communes du Pays de Pierre Fontaine - Vercel.
On 1 January 2009 there was a change in the membership of the district municipality. So far, belonging to the district Besançon, all municipalities in the canton came to the district Pontarlier.
Attractions
The present village of Saint-Martin Church was built in 1813. The Big Maison is a stately farm, which was founded around 1520 by the Lords of Cicon.
Population
With 284 inhabitants ( 1 January 2011) Passonfontaine 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 665 persons were still counted ), a slight population growth was recorded since the early 1990s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Passonfontaine until the 20th century, a predominantly by agriculture ( livestock and dairy farming, farming ) and forestry embossed village. In addition, there are now various operations of small businesses, including a large dairy and various craft shops. Many workers 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, leading from Avoudrey to Arc -sous- Cicon. Further road links exist with Rantechaux and Longemaison.