Poligny, Jura
Poligny | |
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Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Jura |
Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier |
Canton | Poligny |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Dominique Bonnet |
Area 1 | 50.22 km2 (19.39 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | 4,158 |
• Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 39434 /39800 |
Elevation | 252–626 m (827–2,054 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Poligny is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.
The town stands on the edge of the first plateau of the Jura region, with limestone cliffs rising to its east and south, and a steephead valley leading to the village of Vaux-sur-Poligny to the east. On the cliffs to the east is a notable cave, known as "Le Trou de la Lune" (the Moonhole); on the cliffs to the south is a large cross, the "Croix du Dan". A network of hiking trails surrounds the town and provide routes to both these viewpoints, and the GR 59 long distance footpath runs through the town.
First Empire general Jean-Pierre Travot was born in Poligny; a statue in his honour stands in the principal square of the town, the Place des Déportés, and a road is named after him.
Poligny is served by the railway line from Besançon to Lons-le-Saunier.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1793 | 5,198 | — |
1806 | 542 | −89.6% |
1821 | 5,344 | +886.0% |
1831 | 6,005 | +12.4% |
1841 | 5,980 | −0.4% |
1851 | 5,718 | −4.4% |
1861 | 5,401 | −5.5% |
1872 | 5,024 | −7.0% |
1881 | 4,669 | −7.1% |
1891 | 4,433 | −5.1% |
1901 | 4,090 | −7.7% |
1911 | 3,921 | −4.1% |
1921 | 3,576 | −8.8% |
1931 | 3,736 | +4.5% |
1946 | 4,056 | +8.6% |
1954 | 4,130 | +1.8% |
1862 | 3,869 | −6.3% |
1968 | 4,070 | +5.2% |
1975 | 4,312 | +5.9% |
1982 | 4,655 | +8.0% |
1990 | 4,714 | +1.3% |
1999 | 4,511 | −4.3% |
2006 | 4,318 | −4.3% |
2012 | 4,158 | −3.7% |
Gallery
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Collégiale St.Hippolyte
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Tower of Paravis
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Tower of the "Sergenterie"
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Le Moon hole
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La "Roche Percée"
See also
References
External links
- Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911. .