Val-d'Usiers (French pronunciation: [val dyzje]) 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.
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 The town hall in Val-d'Usiers | |
Location of Val-d'Usiers  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°57′47″N 6°16′05″E / 46.96306°N 6.26806°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier |
| Canton | Ornans |
| Intercommunality | Altitude 800 |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2024–2026) | Aurélien Dornier[1] |
Area 1 | 50.94 km2 (19.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,114 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC 01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC 02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25060 /25520 |
| Elevation | 650–922 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. | |
History
editA 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
editThe 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
editThe 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 16 April 2024.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Recueil des actes administratifs n°25-2023-136 du département du Doubs publié le 27 septembre 2023" (pdf).
- ^ "Recueil des Actes Administratifs du Doubs N°25-2023-172 du 15 décembre 2023" (pdf).
- ^ "Section de commune de Pissenavache". annuaire-entreprises.data.gouv.fr. Retrieved 17 October 2023.
- ^ "Petites régions agricoles (PRA) par commune". geo.data.gouv.fr. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Les petites régions agricoles dans le département du Doubs" (PDF). doubs.gouv.fr. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Distance à vol d'oiseau entre Val d'Usiers et des communes de Doubs". voldoiseau.com. Retrieved 14 October 2023.
- ^ "Répertoire géographique des communes". Institut national de l'information géographique et forestière.
- ^ 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.