Provenchère, Doubs
Provenchère is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Provenchère is located on 689 m, 5 km east of Sancey -le- Grand and about 27 km south-southwest of the town of Montbéliard (air line). The village is located in the Jura, in the northern part of the plateau of Belleherbe, which extends between the basin of Sancey ( Vallon de Sancey ) and the valley of Dessoubre, at the western foot of Mont de Fonteny.
The area of 5.97 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The main part of the area is occupied by the plateau of Belleherbe, the average is 700 m and is inclined slightly to the northwest. It is mainly composed of meadow land, but also shows some forest areas, especially the Bois des Épesses in the north. The plateau is bounded on the west by the valley section of the Ruisseau de la Baume, the municipal boundary usually runs along the top edge of the escarpment. To the north the plateau terminates in a plurality of projections, which are separated from the ravines of the headwaters of the Barbèche. In the east, the municipality area extends over a ground level on the broad ridge of the Mont de Fonteny, on the 841 meters, the highest elevation of Provenchère is achieved. In the far south, the area extends to the height of Ebey ( 800 m).
Neighboring communities of Provenchère are Belvoir, Vernois- lès- Belvoir and Rosières- sur- Barbèche in the north, La Grange to the east, Belleherbe in the south and Surmont and Sancey -le-Long in the West.
History
The first church of Provenchère is first mentioned in the year 1134. In the Middle Ages Provenchère belonged to the dominion of Belvoir. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.
Attractions
The present village church was consecrated in 1690; the bell tower was added at the beginning of the 18th century. In the old town several farmhouses in the traditional Franche-Comté style have been preserved, many dating back to the 17th century. From the former stately home, which was destroyed during the Burgundian Wars, only a few traces are visible. Open field northeast of the village is the 1670 built Chapelle de la Roche.
Population
With 125 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Provenchère is one of the smallest municipalities of the department of Doubs. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the range between 150 and 175 people, a decline in population was recorded since the early 1970s.
Economy and infrastructure
Provenchère was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture ( dairy farming and animal husbandry, agriculture ) embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. Many workers are also commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads from Sancey -le- Grand by Maîche. Further road links exist with Belvoir, Rosières- sur- Barbèche and Surmont.
Battenans - Varin | Belfays | Belleherbe | Les Bréseux | Cernay- l'Église | Charmauvillers | Charmoille | Charquemont | Cour -Saint -Maurice | Damprichard | Les Écorces | Ferrieres -le- Lac | Fessevillers | Fournet -Blanche Roche | Frambouhans | Goumois | La Grange | Maîche | Mancenans- Lizerne | Mont -de- Vougney | Orgeans -Blanche Fontaine | Provenchère | Thiébouhans | Trévillers | Urtière | Vaucluse | Vauclusotte
- Municipality in the department of Doubs
- Place in Franche -Comté