Malbuisson

Malbuisson
Coat of arms
Malbuisson
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region  Malbuisson
Coordinates: 46°47′56″N 6°18′15″E / 46.7989°N 6.3042°ECoordinates: 46°47′56″N 6°18′15″E / 46.7989°N 6.3042°E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Pontarlier
Canton	Pontarlier
Intercommunality	Mont d'Or et des Deux Lacs
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Claude Mignon
Area^1	6.6 km^2 (2.5 sq mi)
Population (2012)^2	757
• Density	110/km^2 (300/sq mi)
Time zone	CET (UTC+1)
• Summer (DST)	CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code	25361 / 25160
Elevation	846–1,091 m (2,776–3,579 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. ^2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Malbuisson is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Overview

On a terrace above Lake Saint-Point, between water and forest, the village of Malbuisson stretches for two kilometers between Vézenay, a formerly separate village, and the forest of "La Fuvelle". At the beginning of the 20th century, Malbuisson saw a significant expansion with the development of tourism, made possible by the construction of a railway line named the "Tacot" between Pontarlier and Foncine. Then classified "station climatérique" (alt. 900 m), Malbuisson became a pleasant destination for the rich people of Pontarlier and Besançon, but also for Parisians. Since then, the economy of the village has developed mainly around tourism and continues by offering:

• Nordic skiing, Mountain bike trails, hiking or snow shoe excursions in the surrounding mountains
• boating, pedal boats, fishing and swimming in the lake
• hotel establishments and restaurants, and shops offering local products
• nature reserves

Geography

Malbuisson lies 15 km (9.3 mi) south of Pontarlier on the Lac de Saint-Point.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1794	146	—
1820	153	+4.8%
1841	164	+7.2%
1861	242	+47.6%
1881	277	+14.5%
1901	279	+0.7%
1921	291	+4.3%
1936	269	−7.6%
1946	318	+18.2%
1954	345	+8.5%
1962	284	−17.7%
1968	267	−6.0%
1975	298	+11.6%
1982	335	+12.4%
1990	366	+9.3%
1999	400	+9.3%
2008	626	+56.5%
2012	757	+20.9%

Tourism

Malbuisson is a village typical of the “Franche-Comté” region, located on the edge of the Saint-Point lake, at an altitude of 850m to 1000m, close to the landmark of the area: Le Mont D’or at 1463m.

Malbuisson on Saint-Point lake

Economy

In addition to tourism, Malbuisson has one of the last cheese factories to produce Comté cheese in the traditional fashion in big copper cauldrons.

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

• INSEE

External links

• INSEE commune file
• Malbuisson on the intercommunal Web site of the department (French)
• www.malbuisson.fr - Official website of Malbuisson

Panorama of Malbuisson from left side of the lake lac de Saint-Point