Abbans-Dessous

Abbans-Dessous is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

Abbans-Dessous
Commune
The Town Hall
The Town Hall
Location of Abbans-Dessous
Abbans-Dessous is located in France
Abbans-Dessous
Abbans-Dessous
Abbans-Dessous is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Abbans-Dessous
Abbans-Dessous
Coordinates: 47°08′03″N 5°52′31″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
ArrondissementBesançon
CantonSaint-Vit
IntercommunalityLoue-Lison
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Chantal Viprey[1]
Area
1
3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
247
 • Density77/km2 (200/sq mi)
Demonym(s)Abbanais, Abbanaises
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
25001 /25320
Elevation220–315 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.

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Abbanais or Abbanaises.[3]

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.[4]

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

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Toponymy

Abbans appears in the forms:[5]

  • 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.[6]

Administration
A street in Abbans-Dessous

List of Successive Mayors of Abbans-Dessous[7]

FromToName
20012014Claude Vuaillat
2014CurrentChantal Viprey

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.[8]

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1793 229—    
1800 233+0.25%
1806 238+0.35%
1821 225−0.37%
1831 219−0.27%
1836 226+0.63%
1841 212−1.27%
1846 211−0.09%
1851 199−1.16%
1856 202+0.30%
1861 191−1.11%
1866 217+2.59%
1872 193−1.93%
1876 202+1.15%
1881 182−2.06%
1886 208+2.71%
1891 210+0.19%
1896 206−0.38%
1901 186−2.02%
1906 193+0.74%
1911 170−2.51%
1921 128−2.80%
1926 147+2.81%
1931 149+0.27%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1936 136−1.81%
1946 135−0.07%
1954 158+1.99%
1962 130−2.41%
1968 132+0.25%
1975 112−2.32%
1982 138+3.03%
1990 151+1.13%
1999 174+1.59%
2006 239+4.64%
2007 241+0.84%
2008 239−0.83%
2009 237−0.84%
2010 235−0.84%
2011 236+0.43%
2012 234−0.85%
2013 244+4.27%
2014 253+3.69%
2015 263+3.95%
2016 264+0.38%
2017 263−0.38%
2018 258−1.90%
2019 252−2.33%
Source: EHESS[9] and INSEE[10][11]
Abbans-Dessous War Memorial

Sites and monuments
The Priory of Lieu-Dieu
  • The Priory of Lieu-Dieu (11th century) is listed as a historical monument.[12] The church contains the Tombstone of Jean d'Abbans (knight) (14th century) which is listed as a historical object.[13]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Inhabitants of Doubs (in French)
  4. Google Maps
  5. Jean COURTIEU, Dictionary of communes in the department of Doubs, CÊTRE, BESANÇON, 1987, Vol. 6 (in French)
  6. Jean COURTIEU, Dictionary of communes in the department of Doubs, CÊTRE, BESANÇON, 1987, Vol. 1 (in French)
  7. List of Mayors of France (in French)
  8. CC Loue-Lison (N° SIREN : 200068070), BANATIC
  9. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Abbans-Dessous, EHESS (in French).
  10. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  11. Historique des populations légales
  12. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00101434 Priory of Lieu-Dieu (in French)
  13. Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM25000001 Tombstone of Jean d'Abbans (in French)
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