Abbans-Dessous

Quality 0.50 · 0 views · Updated 2 months ago

title: "Abbans-Dessous" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["communes-of-doubs"] topic_path: "general/communes-of-doubs" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abbans-Dessous" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::data[format=table title="Infobox French commune"]

FieldValue
nameAbbans-Dessous
commune statusCommune
imageAbbans-Dessous Mairie.JPG
captionThe Town Hall
coordinates
INSEE25001
postal code25320
arrondissementBesançon
cantonSaint-Vit
mayorChantal Viprey
term2020–2026
intercommunalityLoue-Lison
elevation min m220
elevation max m315
area km23.2
population
population date
population footnotes
demonymAbbanais, Abbanaises
::

|name = Abbans-Dessous |commune status = Commune |image = Abbans-Dessous Mairie.JPG |caption = The Town Hall |coordinates = |INSEE = 25001 |postal code = 25320 |arrondissement = Besançon |canton = Saint-Vit |mayor = Chantal Viprey |term = 2020–2026 |intercommunality = Loue-Lison |elevation min m = 220 |elevation max m = 315 |area km2 = 3.2 |population = |population date = |population footnotes = |demonym = Abbanais, Abbanaises

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

|width=auto |Centre = Abbans-Dessous |North = Les Vignottes |Northeast = Boussieres |East = Chenecey-Buillon |Southeast = Cessey |South = Abbans-Dessus |Southwest = Byans-sur-Doubs |West = Villars-Saint-Georges |Northwest = Osselle

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

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3a/Abbans-Dessous_Street.JPG" caption="A street in Abbans-Dessous"] ::

List of Successive Mayors of Abbans-Dessous

::data[format=table]

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 72 communes, and has its seat in Ornans.

Population

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Abbanais or Abbanaises in French.

| align = none | cols = 2 | percentages = pagr | source = EHESS and INSEE |1793 |229 |1800 |233 |1806 |238 |1821 |225 |1831 |219 |1836 |226 |1841 |212 |1846 |211 |1851 |199 |1856 |202 |1861 |191 |1866 |217 |1872 |193 |1876 |202 |1881 |182 |1886 |208 |1891 |210 |1896 |206 |1901 |186 |1906 |193 |1911 |170 |1921 |128 |1926 |147 |1931 |149 |1936 |136 |1946 |135 |1954 |158 |1962 |130 |1968 |132 |1975 |112 |1982 |138 |1990 |151 |1999 |174 |2009 |237 |2014 |253 |2020 |247

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a2/Abbans-Dessous_War_Memorial.JPG" caption="Abbans-Dessous War Memorial"] ::

Sites and monuments

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Abbans-Dessous_Church.JPG" caption="The Priory of Lieu-Dieu"] ::

  • 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.

References

References

  1. (13 September 2022). "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises.
  2. [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Abbans-Dessous/@47.1325148,5.8778434,3119m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m2!3m1!1s0x478d68705a945a99:0x409ce34b313f070?hl=en Google Maps]
  3. Jean COURTIEU, ''Dictionary of communes in the department of Doubs'', CÊTRE, BESANÇON, 1987, Vol. 6 {{in lang. fr
  4. Jean COURTIEU, ''Dictionary of communes in the department of Doubs'', CÊTRE, BESANÇON, 1987, Vol. 1 {{in lang. fr
  5. fr
  6. [https://www.banatic.interieur.gouv.fr/intercommunalite/200068070-cc-loue-lison CC Loue-Lison (N° SIREN : 200068070)], BANATIC
  7. [https://www.habitants.fr/doubs-25 Le nom des habitants du 25 - Doubs], habitants.fr
  8. {{Cassini-Ehess. 357. Abbans-Dessous
  9. [https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/7633058?geo=COM-25001#ancre-POP_T1 Population en historique depuis 1968], INSEE
  10. Ministry of Culture, Mérimée {{Mérimée. PA00101434. PA00101434 Priory of Lieu-Dieu {{in lang. fr{{Camera
  11. Ministry of Culture, Palissy {{Palissy. PM25000001. PM25000001 Tombstone of Jean d'Abbans {{in lang. fr

::callout[type=info title="Wikipedia Source"] This article was imported from Wikipedia and is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Content has been adapted to SurfDoc format. Original contributors can be found on the article history page. ::

communes-of-doubs