Servin

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

Geography

Servin is on 491 m, 9 km south-east of Baume- les -Dames and about 34 km east-northeast of the city of Besançon ( straight line ). The village is located in the Jura, in a slight hollow position on the plateau between the valley of Cusancin and the height of the Bois du Barbot.

The area of 10:03 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The main part of the territory occupied by the plateau which extends between the valley of Cusancin and the ridges of Grand Rocher, is on average 500 meters and is slightly wavy. It is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land, but also shows some forest areas. The plateau has no above-ground rivers, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground. The trough of Servin runs north out in a dry valley, the topographical part of the catchment area of the Cusancin. The northern boundary runs in a narrow, almost 100 meters deep into the surrounding plateau, but the aquatic loose valley, which produces the natural connection between the basin of Sancey and the Cusancin.

Towards the south of the plateau of Servin gradually increases before a 50 m high terrain stage leads on to the wooded plateau of the Bois du Barbot. The southern border is the partly rocky ridge of the Grand Rocher, on the 710 meters, the highest elevation of Servin is achieved.

Neighboring communities of Servin are Cusance and Crosey -le- Petit in the north, Vellevans in the east, the south and Ouvans Lanans in the West.

History

Through the area of Servin led to Roman times an important route that established the connection between Vesontio (Besançon ) and the Upper Rhine. In the Middle Ages Servin belonged to the rule Clerval, which came under the suzerainty of the Counts of Montbéliard in the 14th century. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.

Attractions

Its present form was the church of Saint -Pierre in the new construction in 1818. After the fire of 1984 had bell tower and church are fully restored. From the 16th century the manor house, originally owned by the Vernerey family originates.

Population

With 188 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Servin one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (1881 276 persons were still counted ), only small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1960s.

Economy and infrastructure

Servin was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) and forestry 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, leading from Besançon Sancey- le -Grand.

Municipality in the department of Doubs
Place in Franche -Comté

Arrondissement Cantons of France Postal codes in France Baume-les-Dames Crosey-le-Petit Clerval (Doubs) Sancey-le-Grand Bretigney-Notre-Dame Grosbois Guillon-les-Bains Pont-les-Moulins Saint-Juan Verne (Doubs)

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