| Abbans-Dessous | |
| Commune Status: | Commune |
| Coordinates: | 47.1342°N 5.8753°W |
| Insee: | 25001 |
| Postal Code: | 25320 |
| Arrondissement: | Besançon |
| Canton: | Saint-Vit |
| Mayor: | Chantal Viprey[1] |
| Term: | 2020 - 2026 |
| Intercommunality: | Loue-Lison |
| Elevation Min M: | 220 |
| Elevation Max M: | 315 |
| Area Km2: | 3.2 |
| Demonym: | Abbanais, Abbanaises |
Abbans-Dessous is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
The similarly named commune Abbans-Dessus lies 1.5 km to the south.
Abbans-Dessous is located some 20 km south-west of Besançon and 2 km south-east of Osselle. Access to the commune is by road D105 from Byans-sur-Doubs in the south-east passing through the commune and the village and continuing north-east to Boussières. The D466 road goes south-east from the village then north-east to join the D107 at the north-eastern corner of the commune. The commune is mixed forest and farmland.[2]
The commune is situated on the south bank of the river Doubs where it loops south after flowing from the Jura mountains in Switzerland in a U-shaped course through Besançon before passing along the northern border of Abbans-Dessous then feeding into the river Saône at Verdun-sur-le-Doubs.
Abbans appears in the forms:[3]
The name is based on a German man's name Abbo with the Germanic suffix -ing.
The history of Abbans-Dessous (previously called Abbans-la-Ville) can not be separated from that of Abbans-Dessus (previously called Abbans-le-Château). At the lower end is a church surrounded by a cemetery, the priory of Lieu-Dieu, a mill on the Doubs river; at the upper end are the two châteaux - Front and Rear - which preceded their respective villages.[4]
List of Successive Mayors of Abbans-Dessous[5]
| From | To | Name | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 2014 | Claude Vuaillat | |
| 2014 | Current | Chantal Viprey |
Abbans-Dessous is a member of the Community of communes Loue-Lison, which was created on 1 January 2017. It comprises 74 communes, and has its seat in Ornans.[6]
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Abbanais or Abbanaises in French.[7]