Villars-sous-Dampjoux
Villars -sous- Dampjoux is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Villars -sous- Dampjoux is located on 357 m, 4 km south of Pont -de- Roide and about 18 km south of the town of Montbéliard (air line). The village is located in the Jura, in a valley widening of the Doubs at the mouth of Barbèche, at the upper entrance to the klusartigen breakthrough of the Doubs by Lomont.
The area of 3.06 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. Bounded is the area to the east by the Doubs and in the south by his left inflow Barbèche which flows parallel to the Lomont. The Doubs has trained here a deep valley with Less than 1 km broad, flat valley floor. North of the village, he breaks through the Lomont which is a anticline of the Jura Mountains in geological- tectonic terms. The steep valley slopes are traversed by striking rock outcroppings. From the river, the municipality's area extends westward across the Talniederung and the adjacent slope to the height of the Montagne du Lomont. Here is 723 m reaches the highest point of Villars -sous- Dampjoux.
Neighboring communities of Villars -sous- Dampjoux are Neuchâtel- Urtière and Pont -de- Roide in the north, Fontaine Noire in the east, the south and Dampjoux Feule in the West.
History
The municipal area of Villars -sous- Dampjoux was settled very early. In the Grotte de Rochedane remains of tools and teeth were discovered during archaeological excavations. From the 13th to the 15th centuries was Villars -sous- Dampjoux under the suzerainty of the family from Neuchatel. Since around 1500, the village belonged to the rule Clémont under the suzerainty of the principality of Montbéliard, shared his fate, and came in 1748 definitely under French administration. With the opening of the railway line from Montbéliard to Saint- Hippolyte in 1886 Villars -sous- Dampjoux was connected to the railway network. The passenger traffic on the line was decommissioned in 1938, received the freight after the Second World War, but in 1969 finally closed. The village does not have its own church, it belongs to the parish Dampjoux.
Population
With 396 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Villars -sous- Dampjoux 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 range between 200 and 220 people, a significant population increase has been recorded since the early 1950s.
Economy and infrastructure
Villars -sous- Dampjoux was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture ( livestock and dairy farming, arable farming and fruit growing ) embossed village. In addition, there are now several companies of local small enterprises, mainly in the field of retailing. Many workers are also commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.
The community is easily accessible via. It is located near the main road D437 which leads from Montbeliard by the Doubs Valley after Maîche. Further road links exist with Dampjoux, Vernois- lès- Belvoir and Feule.