Abbans-Dessous


Abbans-Dessous is a French commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Abbanais or Abbanaises.
Note that this commune is not the same as Abbans-Dessus.

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 Le Doubs River 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 Saône River at Verdun-sur-le-Doubs.

Neighbouring Communes and Villages

Toponymy

Abbans appears in the forms:
The name is based on a German man's name Abbo with the Germanic suffix -ing.

History

The history of Abbans-Dessous can not be separated from that of Abbans-Dessus. 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

List of Successive Mayors of Abbans-Dessous
FromToNamePartyPosition
20012014Claude Vuaillat
2014CurrentChantal Viprey

Intercommunality

Abbans-Dessous is a member of the Community of communes of Val-Saint-Vitois which was created on 14 December 2001. It comprises 16 communes namely:

Politics

Presidential Elections Second Round:

Sites and monuments