Valonne
Valonne is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Valonne is located on 540 m, 10 km west-southwest of Pont -de- Roide and about 21 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 slightly inclined to the south plateau above the valley of the Barbèche.
The area of 8.33 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The main part of the area is taken from the plateau of Valonne, which is an average 540 m. This area is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land. To the south runs a roughly 50 to 70 m high terrain level to Talfurche the Barbèche via ( left tributary of the Doubs ). In this valley the southern municipal boundary runs. To the north, the municipality's area extends over a relatively steep, wooded slope up to the ridge of Lomont. This ridge forms in geological- tectonic ways a anticline of the Jura Mountains and is oriented in a west-east direction. Here the highest elevation of Valonne is achieved with 810 m.
Neighboring communities of Valonne are Dambelin in the north, Solemont in the east, and Péseux Rosières- sur- Barbèche in the south and Vernois- lès- Belvoir and Vyt -lès- Belvoir to the west.
History
In the Middle Ages Valonne belonged to the dominion of the family of Neuchâtel. After that, the village came under the rule of Belvoir and finally that of Rougemont ( up to the French Revolution). Together with the Franche -Comté Valonne came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.
Attractions
The village church of Saint- Isidore was built in 1823-1828 on the site of a late medieval chapel.
Population
With 234 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Valonne one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1901 269 persons were still counted ), a population growth was recorded since the mid-1970s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Valonne was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture (crops, orchards and livestock ) embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises, including in the transport sector industries and construction of agricultural machinery. 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 Sancey -le- Grand by Noire Fontaine. Another road connection with Vernois- lès- Belvoir.
Berche | Bourguignon | Colombier- Fontaine | Dambelin | Dampierre -sur -le- Doubs | Écot | Étouvans | Feule | Goux -les- Dambelin | Mathay | Neuchâtel- Urtière | Noire Fontaine | Péseux | Pont -de- Roide | Rémondans -Vaivre | Rosières- sur- Barbèche | Solemont | Valonne | Vernois- lès- Belvoir | Villars -sous- Dampjoux | Villars -sous- Écot
- Municipality in the department of Doubs
- Place in Franche -Comté