Éternoz

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Éternoz
Commune
The village and the Vau waterfall
The village and the Vau waterfall
Location of Éternoz
Éternoz is located in France
Éternoz
Éternoz
Coordinates: 47°00′28″N 6°01′49″E / 47.0078°N 6.0303°E / 47.0078; 6.0303Coordinates: 47°00′28″N 6°01′49″E / 47.0078°N 6.0303°E / 47.0078; 6.0303
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
ArrondissementBesançon
CantonOrnans
IntercommunalityLoue-Lison
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Garnier
Area
1
29.26 km2 (11.30 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2018)[1]
333
 • Density11/km2 (29/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
25223 /25330
Elevation315–670 m (1,033–2,198 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Eglise Saint-Laurent d'Eternoz
Chateau de Refranche

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

Geography[]

Eternoz is 26 kilometres from Besancon, the department capital. It sits on the second plateau of the Jura massif at an altitude of 549 m (1801 ft).[2] The River Vau passes through the village and plunges down a 40 meter waterfall on the edge of the village before joining the river Lison.[3]

Notable buildings[]

The parish church, dedicated to Saint Laurent, was built in 1804. It has a single nave and belltower, with a round dome that is unusual in the region.

The chateau of Refranche was built in the 16th century by a branch of the Eternoz family. Until recently, only part of the main building and a tower remained, but it has recently been renovated.[4]

For three generations, the Société Garnier had its workshop in Eternoz. In 1913, a local blacksmith, Jean Garnier, founded a forge that made and sold ploughs. By 1953, the business had sold 5000 ploughs, but this progressively gave way to the sale of more innovative and diverse farm machinery from the 1960s onwards. The resulting expansion led to the decision, in 2008, to move the company to new and larger premises 15km away in Levier.[5]

Notable people[]

  • (1925-1965), Catholic priest, missionary in Cameroon.[6]
  • (1921-1992), nun of the congregation of the Filles de Notre-Dame du Sacré-cœur in Issoudun, assassinated in Djoum, Cameroun.[7]
  • , librarian, historian, archaeologist; excavated Roman remains in Besançon on the site of which a square is named in his honour.
  • , historian.
  • Georges Colomb (1856-1945), botanist, science populariser, pioneer of comics.[8]
  • (1807-1878), architect.
  • Pierre-Michel Duffieux (1891-1976), physicist and founded of Fourier Optics. Lecturer and researcher at the University of Franche-Comté. Lived at Coulans-sur-Lison.
  • (1964 - ), professor and currently president of the University of Toulouse-Jean Jaurès, originally from Doulaize.[9]
  • (1925-2014), professional footballer (goalkeeper). Played with Racing Besançon (1952-1954) FC Sochaux (1949-1952) and Lyon OU (1945-1947).[10]
  • (1917-2007), member of the French resistance, lived in Coulans-sur-Lison. Owned the world's largest collection of books about chess (27,500 volumes) which he bequeathed to the city of Belfort.[11]
  • Jules Quicherat (1814-1882), historian, archaeologist, professor at the École nationale des chartes.

Etymology[]

The name of the village has evolved over time. It has been called Esternoz (1262), Esternos (1275), Esternoch (1280), Esternoz dessoz Monmaour (1294), and Sternol (14th century). The name appears to be of Germanic origin, and may mean "valley of beech trees".[12]

Demographics[]

Since 1973, the commune has been made up of five hamlets:[13]

  • Éternoz (191 inhabitants): round-domed church tower; two fountains.
  • Refranche (42 inhabitants): bronze and iron age tumuli; chateau.
  • Alaise (38 inhabitants): iron age tumuli; Roman remains; 14th century church.
  • Doulaize (19 inhabitants): Paleolithic remains.
  • Coulans-sur-Lizon (12 inhabitants): Church with a flamboyant Gothic porch.
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962291—    
1968400+37.5%
1975333−16.8%
1982324−2.7%
1990295−9.0%
1999288−2.4%
2008330+14.6%
2012349+5.8%

Politics and administration[]

List of mayors

Start Finish Name
1953 1971 Joseph Cœurdevey
1971 1989 Roland Garnier
1989 2001 Bernard Cœurdevey
2001 2007 Jean Bourgeois
2007 2008 Paul Vieille
2008 2014 Bernard Saulnier[14]
2014 2020
2020 Current Christophe Garnier

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Populations légales 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Eternoz, France (Doubs, Franche-Comte): tourism, attractions and travel guide for Eternoz". www.francethisway.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  3. ^ "Éternoz - Wikimonde". wikimonde.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  4. ^ "Château de Refranche (25) | Racinescomtoises - Patrimoine et photographies de Franche-Comté". racinescomtoises.net. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  5. ^ "Garnier une histoire en Franche-comté - Vidéo Dailymotion". Dailymotion. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  6. ^ "BILLOT Alfred". scj.lu. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  7. ^ TSAPI, Roland (2020-06-19). "CAMEROUN :: Engelbert Mveng, le prêtre « contestataire et prophète » :: CAMEROON". camer.be (in French). Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  8. ^ Nguyen, Amy. "The Story Of Bandes Dessinées". Culture Trip. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  9. ^ "Emmanuelle Garnier, élue présidente de l'Université Toulouse - Jean Jaurès | Université de Toulouse". www.univ-toulouse.fr. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  10. ^ "Pierre Lorius - Stats - palmarès". www.footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  11. ^ "Décès du collectionneur, Jean Mennerat – ECHECS 64". www.echecs64.com. Retrieved 2020-08-09.
  12. ^ "Éternoz - Wikimonde". wikimonde.com. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  13. ^ "Éternoz", Wikipédia (in French), 2020-06-24, retrieved 2020-08-08
  14. ^ Site officiel de la préfecture du Doubs - liste des maires


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