Bartherans is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Doubs

Doubs

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 department in the Franche-Comté

Franche-Comté

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 region

Régions of France

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 in eastern France

France

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Geography

Bartherans is situated at 455 m of altitude approximately 23 km southwest of Besançon

Besançon

Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...

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Neighbouring communities are Montfort

Montfort

- People :* Amaury de Montfort, Canon of York * Amaury I de Montfort * Amaury IV de Montfort * Bertrade de Montfort , Queen of France* Guy de Montfort, Count of Nola...

 in the north, Échay

Échay

Échay is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...

 and Myon

Myon

Myon is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Geography:Myon lies southeast of Quingey and noftheast of Salins-les-Bains in the department of Jura.-Population:-External links:*...

 in the east, Ivrey

Ivrey

Ivrey is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.-References:*...

 in the south, and Ronchaux

Ronchaux

Ronchaux is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Geography:Ronchaux lies from Quingey on the banks of the Bief de Caille, a stream that issues from the Mittonière cave.-Population:-External links:*...

in the west.

Population

Sights

Small medieval style village, Bartherans nested in the wooded valley, still has 3 farmers.
It's an ancient seigneury "Mouret de Châtillon" of which still remains a beautiful construction called today "le château", dated 1660. The 19th century church shelters a bronze bell.
Numerous pedestrian paths exist around the village.

Personalities

History : A certain Gaspard Grandjean from the village founded a chapel devoted to Saint-Antoine and Hubert in 1586. The ruins of the crypt remains within the cemetery.