Les Hôpitaux-Vieux

French commune
nomcommune=Les Hôpitaux-Vieux


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insee=25308
cp=25370
région=Franche-Comté
département=Doubs
arrondissement=Pontarlier
canton=Pontarlier
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intercomm=Mont d'Or et les Deux Lacs
alt mini=959
alt maxi=1300 m
km²=14.21
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date-sans=1999
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Les Hôpitaux-Vieux is a commune in the Doubs département in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Geography

The commune is situated on the Roman road from Besançon to Italy.

The highest point in the commune is the Mont de l'Herba at 1303 m.

History

The history of the commune is linked to Jean de Chalon, Duke of Burgundy. He established a hospital, first designed to treat the wounded in battle, and then to combat leprosy and the plague, which raged from 1346 to 1349.

The two distince names of "Hôpitaux-Vieux" and "Hôpitaux-Neufs" first appear in a document of 1393.

The village was entirely destroyed in July of 1639 in the Thirty Years' War. As late as 1688, there were still only 37 homes that had been rebuilt.

The village did not have its own church until 1664, but was dependent on the parish of Saint-Maurice.

Demographics

Démographie
1962= 120
1968= 141
1975= 140
1982= 170
1990= 245
1999= 257
sansdoublescomptes= 1962|source=INSEE [ [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=25308&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=FR&quelcas=LISTE Les Hôpitaux-Vieux sur le site de l'Insee] ]

Economy

Agriculture was the principal activity in the commune until the end of the 20th century, when tourism became important because of the construction of the ski resort of Métabief-Mont d'Or.

ee also

*Les Hôpitaux-Neufs
*Communes of the Doubs department

External links

* [http://www.hautecomte.com/hopitauxvieux/index.htm Communal Web site]

References

* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon
*Communal Web site fr icon