Charquemont

Charquemont is a common French, located in the department of the Doubs and the area Franche-Comté.

The inhabitants of Charquemont are called Charquemontais . In patois, one calls them the " Without-sous"

Geography

Charquemont, village of the east of France.

Communes bordering: Maîche, Damprichard, the Barks, Fournet-Blancheroche, Russey. Charquemont is located in border zone. The Frank Mountains (Swiss) are located at a few kilometers, on the other side of the Doubs (frontier Rivière at this place).

History

Administration

Demography

Economy

Charquemont is famous in this sector for these tracks of Ski (alpine and Scandinavian). It is indeed the first Winter sports resort for the inhabitants of the country of Montbeliard.
Charquemont is also famous for its economy related to the Horlogerie. The majority of employment which the inhabitants of the plate of Maîche occupy make in the clock industry, either in France in remaining industries, or in Suisse. Most of the clock making workers are thus frontier. The foreign exchange rate and the amount of the wages in Swiss francs have supported for more than thirty years the crossing of frontiers, which guaranteed still today a rather privileged average standard of living.

Tourism

Since May 1st, 2007, the accrobranche of Charquemont (site of the combe saint-stone) is open! It does not count less than four levels (initial, absolute beginners, accustomed, difficult) which will enable you to be able to amuse you in family.

For the people most set on strong adventures and feelings, the site " scales of the mort" was renovated previously and thus proposes to you to climb the mountain thanks to these scales.

Moreover, since August 1st many other activities were added has this accrobranche: rollherbe/devall kart…

Come many!

Personalities related to the commune

Alice Domon (1937 - 1977), religious Frenchwoman, missing during the military dictatorship in Argentina (1976-83).
Pierre-Antoine Mougin (1735 - 1816), priest French astronomer.

See too

List of the winter sports resorts of the French Jura
Common of Doubs

External bonds

the Community of Communes of the Plate Maîchois (official site)
Charquemont on the site of the national geographical Institute
Charquemont on the site of INSEE
Charquemont on the site of Quid
Localization of Charquemont on a chart of France and communes bordering
Plane on Charquemont on Mapquest
Official site of the commune
Bell-tower (with imperial) of the church

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