Abbans-Dessous
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The Town Hall | |
Location of Abbans-Dessous | |
Abbans-Dessous Abbans-Dessous | |
| Coordinates: 47°08′03″N 5°52′31″E / 47.1342°N 5.8753°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Besançon |
| Canton | Saint-Vit |
| Intercommunality | Loue-Lison |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Chantal Viprey[1] |
Area 1 | 3.2 km2 (1.2 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 250 |
| • Density | 78/km2 (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) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (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.[3]
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
Toponymy
Abbans appears in the forms:[4]
- 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.[5]
Administration
List of Successive Mayors of Abbans-Dessous[6]
| From | To | Name |
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| 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.[7]
Population
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Abbanais or Abbanaises in French.[8]
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Sites and monuments
- The Priory of Lieu-Dieu (11th century) is listed as a historical monument.[11] The church contains the Tombstone of Jean d'Abbans (knight) (14th century) which is listed as a historical object.[12]
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 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ^ a b 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