Solemont

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

Geography

Solemont is located at 520 m, 7 km south-west of Pont -de- Roide and about 20 km south-southwest of the town of Montbéliard (air line). The village is located in the Jura, at the southern foot of the Lomont on a plateau overlooking the valley of Barbèche.

The area of ​​8:09 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The main part of the area is occupied by the plateau of Solemont, which is on average 520 m. This area is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land. It is bounded to the west by the village brook Bief de Veau, to the south and east by a gorge incised valley of Barbèche ( left tributary of the Doubs ). The steep valley slopes are traversed in different places of rock bands. To the north, the municipality's area extends over a relatively steep wooded slope, which is divided by the erosion of the boiler village Bach, up to the ridge of Lomont in the area of ​​Mont Solemont. This ridge forms in geological- tectonic ways a anticline of the Jura Mountains and is oriented in a west-east direction. On the Mont Solemont is achieved with 831 m the highest elevation of Solemont.

Neighboring communities of Solemont are Dambelin, Rémondans -Vaivre and Neuchâtel- Urtière in the north, Feule in the east, Les Terres de Chaux and Péseux in the south and Valonne in the West.

History

In the Middle Ages Solemont belonged to the dominion of Chatillons -sous- Maîche. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.

Attractions

The village church was built in 1717; the choir and the sacristy are from 1822.

Population

With 147 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Solemont one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the area of ​​110-140 people, a significant population growth was recorded after a temporary decline since the mid-1970s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Solemont was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. The water power of the Bief de Veau was used early for the operation of a mill. 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. The main access is from the secondary road that leads from Noirefontaine through the valley of Barbèche after Sancey- le -Grand. Another road connection with Feule.