Abbans-Dessous
Abbans-Dessous | |
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 The Town Hall | |
Location of Abbans-Dessous  | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Besançon |
| Canton | Boussières |
| Intercommunality | Val Saint-Vitois |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Chantel Viprey |
Area 1 | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 234 |
| • Density | 73/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| 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 French commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Abbanais or Abbanaises.[1]
Note that this commune is not the same as Abbans-Dessus.
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.[2]
The commune is situated on the south bank of Le Doubs River 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 Saône River at Verdun-sur-le-Doubs.
Neighbouring Communes and Villages[2]
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Toponymy
Abbans appears in the forms:[3]
- 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.[4]
Administration
List of Successive Mayors of Abbans-Dessous[5]
| From | To | Name | Party | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2014 | Claude Vuaillat | ||
| 2014 | 2020 | Chantel Viprey |
(Not all data is known)
Intercommunality
Abbans-Dessous is a member of the Community of communes of Val-Saint-Vitois which was created on 14 December 2001.[6] It comprises 16 communes namely:
Demographics
In 2012 the town had 234 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known through the population censuses conducted in the town since 1793. From the 21st century a census of municipalities with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger towns that have a sample survey every year.[Note 1] [Note 2]
Template:Table Population Town
Sites and monuments
- The Priory of Lieu-Dieu (11th century) is listed as a historical monument.
[7] The church contains the Tombstone of Jean d'Abbans (knight) (14th century)
which is listed as a historical object.[8]
See also
External links
- Community of Communes of Val-St-Vitois Template:Fr icon
- Abbans-Dessous on Lion1906
- Abbans-Dessous on Google Maps
- Abbans-Dessous on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website Template:Fr icon
- Abans-deßous on the 1750 Cassini Map
- Abbans-Dessous on the INSEE website Template:Fr icon
- INSEE Template:Fr icon
Notes and references
Notes
- ^ At the beginning of the 21st century, the methods of identification have been modified by law No. 2002-276 of 27 February 2002 [1], the so-called "law of local democracy" and in particular Title V "census operations" which allow, after a transitional period running from 2004 to 2008, the annual publication of the legal population of the different French administrative districts. For municipalities with a population greater than 10,000 inhabitants, a sample survey is conducted annually, the entire territory of these municipalities is taken into account at the end of the period of five years. The first "legal population" after 1999 under this new law came into force in 1 January 2009 and was based on the census of 2006.
- ^ In the census table and the graph, by convention in Wikipedia, and to allow a fair comparison between five yearly censuses, the principle has been retained for subsequent legal populations since 1999 displayed in the census table and the graph that shows populations for the years 2006, 2011, 2016, etc., as well as the latest legal population published by INSEE
References
- ^ Inhabitants of Doubs Template:Fr icon
- ^ a b Google Maps
- ^ Jean COURTIEU, Dictionary of communes in the department of Doubs, CÊTRE, BESANÇON, 1987, Vol. 6 Template:Fr icon
- ^ Jean COURTIEU, Dictionary of communes in the department of Doubs, CÊTRE, BESANÇON, 1987, Vol. 1 Template:Fr icon
- ^ List of Mayors of France Template:Fr icon
- ^ Val-St-Vitois
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00101434 Priory of Lieu-Dieu Template:Fr icon
- ^ Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM25000001 Tombstone of Jean d'Abbans Template:Fr icon
