Villars-sous-Écot

Villars -sous- Écot is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Villars -sous- Écot is located on 355 m, about 12 km southwest of the town of Montbéliard (air line). The village is located in the northern French Jura, in a valley widening of the Ruisseau du Bié, south of Doubstals.

The area of ​​11:48 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The central part of the area is occupied by the valley of the Ruisseau du Bié, which provides for drainage to the northwest along the Doubs. The landscape is divided by the numerous short Seitentälchen the Ruisseau du Bié, all of which are clearly cut into the surrounding panel jurassic -like plateaus and have steep, mostly forested slopes. To the southwest of the municipality of soil ranges on the plateau of Goux -les- Dambelin. To the east of the Bois de Breuil leads into the high plateau of Écot; and to the southeast, the municipality's area extends into the headwaters of the Ruisseau du Bié with the heights of the Grands Bois. Here is 531 m reaches the highest point of Villars -sous- Écot.

Neighboring communities of Villars -sous- Écot are Colombier- Fontaine and Étouvans in the north, Écot in the east, Goux -les- Dambelin in the south and Saint- Maurice- Colombier in the West.

History

Already in 1177 the village church was first mentioned. In the Middle Ages Villars -sous- Écot belonged to the rule Neuchâtel. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. Today Villars -sous- Écot is part of the municipal association Communauté de communes des Trois Cantons.

Attractions

The church of Saint -Vit 1757 was rebuilt in the classical style. At the Ruisseau du Bié is a former mill.

Population

With 374 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Villars -sous- Écot one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 289 persons were still counted ), a striking population growth was recorded especially during the 1970s.

Economy and infrastructure

Villars -sous- Écot 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. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who do their work in the larger towns in the area and agglomeration in Montbéliard. In Villars -sous- Écot motocross races are held every year.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads from Saint- Maurice- Colombier to Pont -de- Roide. The nearest links to the A36 motorway, which runs through the municipality, is located at a distance of about 8 km. Further road links exist with Écot, Colombier- Fontaine and Goux -les- Dambelin.