Vaire-Arcier
Vaire - Arcier is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Vaire - Arcier is located on 256 m, 11 km east-northeast of the city of Besançon ( straight line ). The double municipality extends Doubs Valley on the left southern side of the river, on the northwestern edge of the Jura, at the northern foot of the Jura - edge chain ( Cote ).
The area of 12.78 km ² municipal area comprises a portion of Doubstals. The northern boundary runs along the Doubs, which flows here through an approximately 1.5 kilometers wide, flat Talniederung to the west and at the same time forms the waterways of the Rhine- Rhône canal. From the river, the municipality's area extends south across the flat Talniederung and adjacent steep wooded slope, which is crossed in several places by Kalkfelsbändern, up to the crest of the Jura - edge chain. This is in geological- tectonic respects represents a anticlinal folds of the Jura and is oriented towards the west southwest- east-northeast, according to the strike of the mountains in this region. On the wide, densely forested crest of the Côte is the highest elevation of Vaire - Arcier is achieved with 561 m.
The double municipality consists of the villages Vaire (256 m), Arcier (250 m) and Corcelles (260 m), situated in the valley of the Doubs at the northern foot of the Côte. Neighboring communities of Vaire - Arcier are Novillars, Vaire -le- Petit and Deluz in the north, Osse in the east, and Nancray Gennes in the south and Chalèze and Roche -lez -Beaupré in the West.
History
The territory of Vaire - Arcier was probably already inhabited during the Roman period. The sources of Arcier were then taken and served the water supply of Vesontio (Besançon). Remains of the Roman aqueduct are still visible today.
Vaire shelter since the Middle Ages the rule of Montfaucon, while Arcier formed an ecclesiastical rule under the Archbishop of Besançon. Together with the Franche- Comté reached both towns with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 definitively to France. In 1974, the two previously independent municipalities Vaire -le- Grand and Arcier merged to double municipality Vaire - Arcier.
Attractions
The single-nave church of Vaire was built in the 18th century in classical style. In Vaire -le- Grand is the castle, which was built on the site of a previous medieval building in the late 18th century. It is surrounded by a large French garden and now serves as a retirement home. Also in Arcier there is a castle that was built in the 19th century and belongs to the a hunting lodge ( Pavillon de Saint -Marc ) of the 17th century. The Chalet du Caprice dates from the 19th century.
Population
With 533 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Vaire - Arcier 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 310-410 people, a significant population increase has been recorded since the early 1970s.
Economy and infrastructure
Vaire - Arcier was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ), forestry and fishing embossed village. In Arcier formerly was a paper mill. 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 therefore commuters who engage in the agglomeration Besançon their work.
The village has good transport links, although it is off the major thoroughfares. The main access is from Vaire -le- Petit on the main road N83, which runs from Besançon to Montbéliard. The nearest links to the A36 motorway is located at a distance of about 10 km. Further road links exist with Chalèze and Osse.
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- Municipality in the department of Doubs
- Place in Franche -Comté