Bartherans (French pronunciation: [baʁtəʁɑ̃]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
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Commune | |
The church in Bartherans | |
Location of Bartherans ![]() | |
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| Coordinates: 47°02′33″N 5°55′46″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Besançon |
| Canton | Saint-Vit |
| Intercommunality | Loue-Lison |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Yves Mougin[1] |
| Area 1 | 5.81 km2 (2.24 sq mi) |
| Population | 59 |
| • Density | 10/km2 (26/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25044 /25440 |
| Elevation | 408–570 m (1,339–1,870 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Bartherans is situated at 455 m of altitude approximately 23 km southwest of Besançon in a wooded valley.
Neighbouring communities are Montfort in the north, Échay and Myon in the east, Ivrey in the south, and Ronchaux in the west.
Gaspard Grandjean from the village founded a chapel devoted to Saint-Antoine and Hubert in 1586. The ruins of the crypt can still be seen in the cemetery.
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 68 | — |
| 1968 | 61 | −10.3% |
| 1975 | 41 | −32.8% |
| 1982 | 50 | +22.0% |
| 1990 | 46 | −8.0% |
| 1999 | 52 | +13.0% |
| 2008 | 47 | −9.6% |
| 2012 | 48 | +2.1% |
There is a seventeenth-century manor house Mouret de Châtillon which is called le château, although it is not as grand as that name implies.
The 19th-century church boasts a bronze bell.
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