page_title: Chronology of Planoise
section_title: Middle Age
hierarchical_section_title: Chronology of Planoise / Middle Age
caption_attribution_description: English: Entry of the Fort of Planoise, located in Besançon (France) Français&#160;: Entrée principale du Fort de Planoise, situé à Besançon (Doubs)
context_page_description: Planoise is a new urban zone created at the end of the 1960s because of the high demography of the city. Before the buildings, there were a lot of farms and some monuments. This hamlet was transformed into a real little town within a decade.
context_section_description: 12th century :
  At the end of the 13th century, the fields of Planoise is included to the Free Imperial City of Besançon, according to Jean de Chalon, earl of Burgundy who fixed the limits of the city (in this time the Franche-Comté region is reattached at the earldom of Burgundy).
  13th century
  In August 1336, the duke of Burgundy want to take the city of Besançon after disagreements with the clergy of Franche-Comté. The duke send 9000 riders who posted in the area of Saint-Ferjeux, near Planoise. After many months of defense of the inhabitants of Besançon in the site of Malcombe, the duke abandons the city and grant a truce at Besançon. Many inhabitants of Besançon died during this post, resistant at the riders of the duke. It's because the site was called "combe du malheur" (French for combe of misfortune) and after "Malcombe".
  15th century
  In the beginning of the 16th century, the Époisses farm (called also Chambelland farm) is built ; it was the oldest building of the sector. This farm behoved at the doctor Chavelet.
  The name "Planoise" appear for the first time: this toponym designate a wood of platanus. In this time, Planoise was a great forest, and few many inhabitants lived in this sector. The agriculture were the essential activities of the area.
caption: 1877: construction of the Fort of Planoise
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