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Étrabonne
Étrabonne () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Bordering municipalities Town planning Typology Étrabonne is a rural municipality, because it is part of the municipalities with little or very little density, within the meaning of the municipal density grid of INSEE. In addition, the municipality is part of the attraction area of Besançon, of which it is a municipality in the crown. This area, which includes 312 municipalities, is categorized in areas of 200,000 to less than 700,000 inhabitants. Land use The zoning of the municipality, as reflected in the database European occupation biophysical soil Corine Land Cover (CLC), is marked by the importance of the agricultural land (73.5% in 2018), a proportion identical to that of 1990 (73.5%). The detailed breakdown in 2018 is as follows: * arable land (44.3%) * forests (26.5%) * meadows (20%) * heterogeneous agricultural areas (9.2%) The IGN ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Étrabonne Castle
The Château d'Étrabonne () is a castle of the 13th century inscribed with historical monuments, in the commune of Étrabonne, in the French department of Doubs. History The castle, founded around 1084 by Narduin d'Estrabonne, rebuilt in stone at the beginning of the 13th century, was extensively altered around 1450 by William III. On the death of the last of the Estrabonne in 1471, it passed into the House of Aumont, Aumont family, before being dismantled by the troops of Louis XI in 1477. It suffered further damage during the various wars that affected the county. But its transformation into a farm from 1570 saved it from destruction during the Revolution. The castle still retains its feudal aspect with in particular the great hall, the chapel and the remains of three towers, including a powerful keep. The castle in its current form is built after the ruin of the feudal castle after the Thirty Years' War. The entire castle has been listed as a historical monument since the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |