Val-d'Usiers

Last updated

Val-d'Usiers
Bians-les-Usiers, mairie - img 44334.jpg
The town hall in Val-d'Usiers
Location of Val-d'Usiers
Val-d'Usiers
France location map-Regions and departements-2016.svg
Red pog.svg
Val-d'Usiers
Bourgogne-Franche-Comte region location map.svg
Red pog.svg
Val-d'Usiers
Coordinates: 46°57′47″N6°16′05″E / 46.96306°N 6.26806°E / 46.96306; 6.26806
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Pontarlier
Canton Ornans
Intercommunality Altitude 800
Government
  Mayor (20242026) Aurélien Dornier [1]
Area
1
50.94 km2 (19.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2021) [2]
2,114
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
25060 /25520
Elevation650–922 m (2,133–3,025 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Val-d'Usiers (French pronunciation: [valdyzje] ) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It was established on 1 January 2024, with the merger of the communes of Bians-les-Usiers, Goux-les-Usiers et Sombacour. Its seat is Bians-les-Usiers.

Contents

History

A prefectural decree of 27 September 2023 announced the merger of Bians-les-Usiers, Goux-les-Usiers and Sombacour under the new commune of Val d'Usiers on 1 January 2024. [3] A new decree of 15 December 2023 made a correction to the name of the municipality which became Val-d'Usiers, albeit with a hyphen. [4] The section of the commune of Pissenavache, attached to the old commune of Bians-les-Usiers, also became a section of the new commune. [5]

Geography

The new commune of Val-d'Usiers is located in the south of the Doubs department, in the small agricultural region of the upper Jura plateaus. [6] [7] It is located 36.7 km (22.8 mi) from Besançon, the prefecture of the department, 9 km (5.6 mi) from the sub-prefecture Pontarlier, and 18.8 km (11.7 mi) from Ornans, capital of the canton of Ornans, in which Val-d'Usiers has depended on since its creation. [8] The commune is also part of the Pontarlier living area. The closest communes are Évillers (4.5 km), Ouhans (4.5 km), Vuillecin (5.3 km), Chaffois (5.5 km), Septfontaines (6.6 km), Dommartin (6 .7 km), Houtaud (6.7 km), Bugny (7.3 km) and Chapelle-d'Huin (8.4 km). [8]

Geology and relief

The area of Val-d'Usiers is 50.94 km2 (19.67 sq mi). [9] The altitude of the commune varies from 650 m (2,130 ft) to 922 m (3,025 ft). [10]

See also

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Doubs</span> Department of France in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Doubs is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. Named after the river Doubs, it had a population of 543,974 in 2019. Its prefecture is Besançon and subprefectures are Montbéliard and Pontarlier.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Arrondissement of Pontarlier</span> Arrondissement in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

The arrondissement of Pontarlier is an arrondissement of France in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has 147 communes. Its population is 112,913 (2016), and its area is 2,050.5 km2 (791.7 sq mi).

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Levier</span> Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Levier is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Labergement-du-Navois was merged into Levier.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Bians-les-Usiers</span> Part of Val-dUsiers in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Bians-les-Usiers is a former commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It merged with Goux-les-Usiers and Sombacour to form the new commune of Val-d'Usiers on 1 January 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Lods</span> Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Lods is a commune in the Doubs département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Malbuisson</span> Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Malbuisson is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Étrabonne</span> Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Étrabonne is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Goux-les-Usiers</span> Part of Val-dUsiers in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Goux-les-Usiers is a former commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It merged with Bians-les-Usiers and Sombacour to form the new commune of Val-d'Usiers on 1 January 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jougne</span> Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Jougne is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mouthe</span> Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Mouthe is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. The town is known for having the coldest recorded temperature in France.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rurey</span> Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Rurey is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Saules, Doubs</span> Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Saules is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region eastern France.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Septfontaines, Doubs</span> Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Septfontaines is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sombacour</span> Part of Val-dUsiers in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Sombacour is a former commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It merged with Bians-les-Usiers and Goux-les-Usiers to form the new commune of Val-d'Usiers on 1 January 2024.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Trépot</span> Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Trépot is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

The canton of Ornans is an administrative division of the Doubs department, eastern France. Its borders were modified at the French canton reorganisation which came into effect in March 2015. Its seat is in Ornans.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">La Chapelle-Fleurigné</span> Commune in Brittany, France

La Chapelle-Fleurigné is a commune in the Ille-et-Vilaine department of Brittany in north-western France. It was established on 1 January 2024, with the merger of the communes of La Chapelle-Janson and Fleurigné.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Rives-du-Fougerais</span> Commune in Pays de la Loire, France

Rives-du-Fougerais is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. It was established on 1 January 2024, with the merger of the communes of Cezais, Saint-Sulpice-en-Pareds and Thouarsais-Bouildroux. Its seat is Thouarsais-Bouildroux.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Val-de-Cognac</span> Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Val-de-Cognac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was formed on 1 January 2024, with the merger of Cherves-Richemont and Saint-Sulpice-de-Cognac.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Val-de-Comporté</span> Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Val-de-Comporté is a commune in the Vienne department in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region in western France. It was formed on 1 January 2024, with the merger of Saint-Macoux and Saint-Saviol.

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. "Recueil des actes administratifs n°25-2023-136 du département du Doubs publié le 27 septembre 2023" (pdf).
  4. "Recueil des Actes Administratifs du Doubs N°25-2023-172 du 15 décembre 2023" (pdf).
  5. "Section de commune de Pissenavache". annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
  6. "Petites régions agricoles (PRA) par commune". geo.data.gouv.fr. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  7. "Les petites régions agricoles dans le département du Doubs" (PDF). doubs.gouv.fr. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  8. 1 2 "Distance à vol d'oiseau entre Val d'Usiers et des communes de Doubs". voldoiseau.com. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
  9. "Répertoire géographique des communes". Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière.
  10. Geographical directory of municipalities (RGC) 2015. In 2016, the RGC was replaced by the Admin Express database which now only includes the average altitude of the municipality, the minimum and maximum altitudes can be found by a geographic information system.