Abbans-Dessous
Abbans-Dessous | |
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Coordinates: 47°08′03″N 5°52′31″E / 47.1342°N 5.8753°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Doubs |
Arrondissement | Besançon |
Canton | Saint-Vit |
Intercommunality | Loue-Lison |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020-2026) | Chantal Viprey |
Area 1 | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[1] | 246 |
• Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) |
Demonym(s) | Abbanais, Abbanaises |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 25001 /25320 |
Elevation | 220–315 m (722–1,033 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Abbans-Dessous is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Abbanais or Abbanaises.[2]
The similarly named commune Abbans-Dessus lies 1.5 km to the south.
Geography
Abbans-Dessous is located some 20 km south-west of Besançon and 2 km south-east of Osselle. Access to the commune is by road D105 from Byans-sur-Doubs in the south-east passing through the commune and the village and continuing north-east to Boussières. The D466 road goes south-east from the village then north-east to join the D107 at the north-eastern corner of the commune. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.[3]
The commune is situated on the south bank of the river Doubs where it loops south after flowing from the Jura mountains in Switzerland in a U-shaped course through Besançon before passing along the northern border of Abbans-Dessous then feeding into the river Saône at Verdun-sur-le-Doubs.
Neighbouring Communes and Villages
Toponymy
Abbans appears in the forms:[4]
- Habens in 1148;
- Abans in 1182;
- Abbans in 1250;
- Abbans villa in 1252;
- Abens-la-Ville in 1278;
- Abbantum in 1297;
- Abbans in 1368;
- Abbans-la-Ville in 1629
The name is based on a German man's name Abbo with the Germanic suffix -ing.
History
The history of Abbans-Dessous (previously called Abbans-la-Ville) can not be separated from that of Abbans-Dessus (previously called Abbans-le-Château). At the lower end is a church surrounded by a cemetery, the priory of Lieu-Dieu, a mill on the Doubs river; at the upper end are the two châteaux - Front and Rear - which preceded their respective villages.[5]
Administration
List of Successive Mayors of Abbans-Dessous[6]
From | To | Name | Party | Position |
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2001 | 2014 | Claude Vuaillat | ||
2014 | Current | Chantal Viprey |
(Not all data is known)
Intercommunality
Abbans-Dessous is a member of the Community of communes Loue-Lison, which was created on 1 January 2017. It comprises 74 communes, and has its seat in Ornans.[7]
Population
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Source: EHESS[8] and INSEE[9] |
Politics
Presidential Elections Second Round:[10]
Election | Winning Candidate | Party | % | |
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style="background-color: Template:En Marche!/meta/color" | | 2017 | Emmanuel Macron | EM | 52.14 |
style="background-color: Template:Socialist Party (France)/meta/color" | | 2012 | François Hollande | PS | 50.00 |
style="background-color: Template:Union for a Popular Movement/meta/color" | | 2007 | Nicolas Sarkozy | UMP | 53.73 |
style="background-color: Template:Rally for the Republic/meta/color" | | 2002 | Jacques Chirac | RPR | 65.26 |
Sites and monuments
- The Priory of Lieu-Dieu (11th century) is listed as a historical monument.[11] The church contains the Tombstone of Jean d'Abbans (knight) (14th century) which is listed as a historical object.[12]
See also
References
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Inhabitants of Doubs (in French)
- ^ a b Google Maps
- ^ Jean COURTIEU, Dictionary of communes in the department of Doubs, CÊTRE, BESANÇON, 1987, Vol. 6 (in French)
- ^ Jean COURTIEU, Dictionary of communes in the department of Doubs, CÊTRE, BESANÇON, 1987, Vol. 1 (in French)
- ^ List of Mayors of France (in French)
- ^ CC Loue-Lison (N° SIREN : 200068070), BANATIC
- ^ Données Cassini, EHESS
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ^ http://www.lemonde.fr/data/france/presidentielle-2017/
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00101434 Priory of Lieu-Dieu (in French)
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM25000001 Tombstone of Jean d'Abbans (in French)
External links
- Abbans-Dessous on Lion1906
- Abbans-Dessous on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Abans-deßous on the 1750 Cassini Map