Seloncourt, Doubs Département, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
🇫🇷 Seloncourt is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Geography Seloncourt lies 10 km (6.2 mi) from Montbéliard on the banks of the Gland, which flows into the Doubs at Audincourt. It is only 10 km (6.2 mi) from Switzerland.
History The name of Seloncourt appears for the first time in 1170 in a deed of gift of a meix (House) made by Valner and Damjustin with the Abbey of Belchamp, but certainly existed well before this date. Seloncourt belonged to the Count of Montbéliard since the creation of the fortified city of Montbéliard. It was separated in 1282, to enter, by constitution, in the Seigniory (Lordship) of Blamont until the reintegration of this Seigniory into the Count of Montbéliard and finally in the Canton of Hérimoncourt created by decree May 12, 1898.
Seloncourt was under the rule of the County of Württemberg beginning in 1397. During the province's allegiance to the Württemberg it embraced Lutheranism. In 1588 there were 24 families and 116 inhabitants in Seloncourt. Seloncourt was reattached to France in 1793 after the French Revolution.
Economy Seloncourt was a centre of watchmaking in the 18th and 19th centuries. Firms located here included Frères Beurnier.
Europe/Paris/Doubs
Seloncourt has a population of over 5,756 people. Seloncourt also forms part of the wider Montbéliard Arrondissement which has a population of over 176,425 people. It is also a part of the larger Doubs Département. Seloncourt is situated near Montbéliard.
Twin Towns, Sister Cities Seloncourt has links with:
🇮🇹 Villongo, Italy🇲🇳 Tsetserleg 47.467
🇨🇭 Winterthur 47.483
🇭🇺 Józsefváros 47.483
🇭🇺 Várkerület 47.483
🇷🇺 Novocherkassk 47.437
🇭🇺 Pestszentlőrinc-Pestszentimre 47.433
🇭🇺 Pesterzsébet 47.433
🇨🇭 St. Gallen 47.423
🇦🇹 Bruck an der Mur 47.417
Locations Near: Seloncourt 6.8589,47.4614
🇫🇷 Montbéliard 6.8,47.51 d: 7
🇫🇷 Belfort 6.852,47.64 d: 19.9
🇫🇷 Altkirch 7.239,47.623 d: 33.8
🇨🇭 Delémont 7.35,47.367 d: 38.4
🇨🇭 Biel/Bienne 7.25,47.133 d: 46.9
Antipodal to: Seloncourt -173.141,-47.461
🇹🇴 Nuku'alofa -175.216,-21.136 d: 17081.9
🇦🇸 Pago Pago -170.701,-14.279 d: 16318.5
🇼🇸 Apia -171.76,-13.833 d: 16273.6
🇵🇫 Papeete -149.566,-17.537 d: 16054.1
🇺🇸 Hilo -155.089,19.725 d: 12329.2
🇺🇸 Maui -156.446,20.72 d: 12251.7
🇺🇸 Maui County -156.617,20.868 d: 12239.3
🇺🇸 Wailuku -156.505,20.894 d: 12234.1