Seloncourt

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

Geography

Seloncourt is located on 340 m, about 7 km southeast of the town of Montbéliard (air line). The church, a former street village, extends south of the basin of Montbeliard, Talniederung of England shortly before its confluence with the Doubs, in the northern foothills of the Jura.

The area of ​​7.92 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the northern French Jura. The main part of the territory occupied by the Talniederung of England, which opens to the north- west to the valley of the Doubs. Flanked the 500 m wide valley of plateaus that are passed partly under arable and meadow land, partly by forest. They are divided by various dry valleys, including the Combe Guenot and the Combe Peugeot in the east and the valley of Bondeval in the south. To the north the municipality area extends to the Vraimont (415 m ) to the south in the forested area of Essart Bourguignon, in the 483 meters, the highest elevation of Seloncourt is achieved, and to the southeast to the edge of the Forêt Hollard ( to 430 m). These heights form the Northern Slope of the Tabular Jura plateaus.

To Seloncourt include the districts:

• Berne (348 m) in the valley of England southeast of the town center
• Sur les Roches ( 363 m) on the plateau between the valleys of Doubs and Gland

Neighboring communities of Seloncourt are Audi Dasle Court and in the north, Vandoncourt in the east, Hérimoncourt, Thulay and Bondeval in the south and in the west Valentigney.

History

The first written mention of Seloncourt took place in 1170 in a deed to the monastery Belchamp. Seloncourt formed a fief under the sovereignty of the Counts of Montbéliard. In 1282 it was separated from the county and got to the rule Blamont. With this, the village came in the 16th century, again under the sovereignty of the Counts of Montbéliard. As part of the rule Blamont, which formed one of the four gentlemen of the Principality of Montbéliard and was annexed in 1699 by France, Seloncourt 1748 came contractually finally to France.

Middle of the 19th century witnessed Seloncourt a significant economic recovery through the introduction of the watch industry, whose products especially watches, alarm clocks and counted. With the opening of the tram from Montbéliard to Hérimoncourt in 1887 the town was connected to the network of public transport, but the operation of the line was abandoned in 1932. Today Seloncourt part of the community association Communauté d' Agglomà du Pays de Montbéliard.

Attractions

• The old and the new church of Seloncourt are very close to each other. The village church ( in the characteristic style of the churches of the Franche -Comté ) was originally developed from the 15th century, was partly rebuilt in the 18th century and last restored in 1985-1992. She was until the Reformation in 1541 to St.. Consecrated Lorenz and surrounded until the 19th century by a cemetery.
• The new church was built from 1906 to 1907 of granite from the Vosges.
• In the village there are several manufacturers villas and places of residence from the early days.
• Built in the late 19th century by Victor Boname Château Jean -Pierre Peugeot now houses the Centre de Formation Football Club Sochaux- Montbéliard.

Population

With 5924 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Seloncourt one of the larger communities of the department of Doubs. From 1850 to 1911, the population showed a continuous growth. This was followed by a period of stagnation that lasted until the late 1950s. The 60s were marked again by growth. Unlike the other municipalities of the agglomeration Montbéliard, the economic crisis and the restructuring of the industry worked in the Pays de Montbéliard in the period from 1975 to 1990 is not in a decrease, but only in a stagnation of population from. The only larger community of agglomeration Seloncourt has in recent years only a slight growth. The settlement area of Seloncourt has grown together today almost completely with those of Audi and Hérimoncourt Court.

Economy and infrastructure

The long time Farming Seloncourt developed around the mid-19th century into an industrial site. The industrial and commercial areas are concentrated in the valley of England in Berne and on the border with Audi Court. Today, among the important industries include the manufacture of leather goods, the surface treatment, the décolletage, the engineering and electrical industries. In addition, there are various companies which are active in the service sector as well as numerous shops of retail for your everyday needs. Seloncourt has a College, a vocational school and a medical- educational institute.

The village has good transport links. It lies on the main road D34, which runs from Audi Court to Porrentruy. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 6 km. Further road links exist with Valentigney Bondeval, Dasle and Vandoncourt. With Audi Court and the City of Montbéliard Seloncourt is connected by a bus.

Partnerships

Seloncourt maintains a community partnership with Villongo in Italy.