Pessans
Pessans is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Pessans is located at 320 m, south of Quingey, about 22 km southwest of the city of Besançon (air line). The village is located in the western Jura, on a plateau-like hill east of Loue in the valley widening between the heights of the Côte de Moini in the west and the Bois du lands in the east.
The area of 4.35 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the western French Jura. The area bounded on the west by the Loue. It flows here in tortuous course to the south by a broad basin, which is surrounded by the outermost ridges of the Jura. From the river, the municipality's area extends eastwards across the flat alluvial plain and the adjacent corrugated Hügelfußzone that part of meadow land, part of the forest ( Bois de Buhin and Bois de la Chênaie ) is passed. In the far east the area extends up the wooded ridge of the Bois du lands, which belongs to a chain of the Jura, the north stretches from Mont Poupet to the flow loop of the Loue. Here the highest elevation of Pessans is achieved with 555 m.
Neighboring communities of Pessans are Lavans- Quingey in the north, Goux -sous- lands in the east, Point and Villers Montfort in the south and Brères and Lombard in the West.
History
Since the Middle Ages Pessans belonged to the rule and castellany Quingey. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.
Attractions
In the village are farmhouses are preserved in the characteristic style of the Franche -Comté from the 17th to 19th centuries.
Population
With 80 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Pessans 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 (1901 100 people were still counted ), a slight population growth was recorded since the mid-1970s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Pessans was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.
The village has good transport links. It lies on the N83 national road that leads from Besançon Lons -le- Saunier. Another road connection with Point Villers.
Arc- et- Senans | Bartherans | Brères | Buffard | By | Cademène | Cessey | Charnay | Châtillon -sur- Lison | Chay | Chenecey- Buillon | Chouzelot | Courcelles | Cussey -sur- Lison | Échay | Épeugney | Fourg | Goux - sous- lands | Lavans- Quingey | Liesle | Lombard | Mesmay | Montfort | Montrond- le -Château | Myon | Palantine | Paroy | Pessans | Point Villers | Quingey | Rennes- sur- Loue | Ronchaux | Rouhe | Rurey | Samson
- Municipality in the department of Doubs
- Place in Franche -Comté