Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
| Abbans-Dessous | |
|---|---|
| Commune | |
 The Town Hall | |
| Location of Abbans-Dessous | |
  Abbans-DessousShow map of France Abbans-DessousShow map of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Coordinates: 47°08′03″N 5°52′31″E / 47.1342°N 5.8753°E / 47.1342; 5.8753 | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Besançon |
| Canton | Saint-Vit |
| Intercommunality | Loue-Lison |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Chantal Viprey |
| Area | 3.2 km (1.2 sq mi) |
| Population | 247 |
| • Density | 77/km (200/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Abbanais, Abbanaises |
| 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) |
| French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Abbans-Dessous is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
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.
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
| Places adjacent to Abbans-Dessous | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ||||||||||||||||
Abbans-Dessous
Toponymy
Abbans appears in the forms:
- 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.
Administration
 | This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (April 2021) |
List of Successive Mayors of Abbans-Dessous
| From | To | Name |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2014 | Claude Vuaillat |
| 2014 | Current | Chantal Viprey |
Intercommunality
Abbans-Dessous is a member of the Community of communes Loue-Lison, which was created on 1 January 2017. It comprises 72 communes, and has its seat in Ornans.
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Abbanais or Abbanaises in French.
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source: EHESS and INSEE | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sites and monuments
- The Priory of Lieu-Dieu (11th century) is listed as a historical monument.
The church contains the Tombstone of Jean d'Abbans (knight) (14th century)
which is listed as a historical object.
See also
References
- "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
- ^ Google Maps
- Jean COURTIEU, Dictionary of communes in the department of Doubs, CÊTRE, BESANÇON, 1987, Vol. 6 (in French)
- Jean COURTIEU, Dictionary of communes in the department of Doubs, CÊTRE, BESANÇON, 1987, Vol. 1 (in French)
- List of Mayors of France (in French)
- CC Loue-Lison (N° SIREN : 200068070), BANATIC
- Le nom des habitants du 25 - Doubs, habitants.fr
- Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Abbans-Dessous, EHESS (in French).
- Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- Ministry of Culture, Mérimée PA00101434 Priory of Lieu-Dieu (in French)
- Ministry of Culture, Palissy PM25000001 Tombstone of Jean d'Abbans (in French)
External links
- Abbans-Dessous on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website (in French)
- Abans-deßous on the 1750 Cassini Map
