Bartherans

Bartherans
Bartherans

Coordinates: 47°02′33″N 5°55′46″E / 47.0425°N 5.9294°E / 47.0425; 5.9294Coordinates: 47°02′33″N 5°55′46″E / 47.0425°N 5.9294°E / 47.0425; 5.9294
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Besançon
Canton Quingey
Intercommunality Canton of Quingey
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Jean Salvi
Area1 5.81 km2 (2.24 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 48
  Density 8.3/km2 (21/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 25044 / 25440
Elevation 408–570 m (1,339–1,870 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

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

Geography

Bartherans is situated at 455 m of altitude approximately 23 km southwest of Besançon in a wooded valley.

Neighbouring communities are Montfort in the north, Échay and Myon in the east, Ivrey in the south, and Ronchaux in the west.

History

Gaspard Grandjean from the village founded a chapel devoted to Saint-Antoine and Hubert in 1586. The ruins of the crypt can still be seen in the cemetery.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196268    
196861−10.3%
197541−32.8%
198250+22.0%
199046−8.0%
199952+13.0%
200847−9.6%
201248+2.1%

Sights

There is a seventeenth-century manor house Mouret de Châtillon which is called le château, although it is not as grand as that name implies.

The 19th-century church boasts a bronze bell.

See also

References

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