Poligny, Jura

Poligny (French pronunciation: [pɔliɲi] (listen)) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.[3]

Poligny
Commune
A general view of Poligny
Coat of arms
Location of Poligny
Poligny
Poligny
Coordinates: 46°50′12″N 5°42′31″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentJura
ArrondissementDole
CantonPoligny
IntercommunalityCC Arbois, Poligny, Salins - Coeur du Jura
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Bonnet[1]
Area
1
50.22 km2 (19.39 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[2]
4,003
 • Density80/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
39434 /39800
Elevation252–626 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.

The town stands at the foot 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.

The town is recognised as the "Capital of Comté", with a third of the region's production of this much-loved cheese being aged in the town's cellars. The town is also surrounded by vineyards, and is home to a number of independent wine producers as well as a cooperative.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
17935,198—    
1806542−89.6%
18215,344+886.0%
18316,005+12.4%
18415,980−0.4%
18515,718−4.4%
18615,401−5.5%
18725,024−7.0%
18814,669−7.1%
18914,433−5.1%
19014,090−7.7%
19113,921−4.1%
YearPop.±%
19213,576−8.8%
19313,736+4.5%
19464,056+8.6%
19544,130+1.8%
19623,869−6.3%
19684,070+5.2%
19754,312+5.9%
19824,655+8.0%
19904,714+1.3%
19994,511−4.3%
20064,318−4.3%
20124,158−3.7%
  • Croix du Dan
  • Général Travot
  • Collégiale St.Hippolyte
  • Convent des Ursulines
  • Mouthier le Vieillard
  • Wladimir Gagneur
  • Tower of Paravis
  • Tower of the "Sergenterie"
  • Le Moon hole
  • La "Roche Percée"

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  3. INSEE commune file


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