Poligny, Jura

Poligny
Commune
A general view of Poligny
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Poligny
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Coordinates: 46°50′12″N 5°42′31″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Dole
Canton	Poligny
Intercommunality	CC Arbois, Poligny, Salins - Coeur du Jura
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Dominique Bonnet
Area 1	50.22 km2 (19.39 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	4,011
• Density	80/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 (French pronunciation: [pɔliɲi] ) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

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

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 5,198 —     1800 5,388 0.51% 1806 5,427 0.12% 1821 5,344 −0.10% 1831 6,005 1.17% 1836 6,492 1.57% 1841 5,980 −1.63% 1846 5,911 −0.23% 1851 5,718 −0.66% 1856 5,364 −1.27% 1861 5,401 0.14% 1866 5,392 −0.03% 1872 5,024 −1.17% 1876 5,010 −0.07% 1881 4,669 −1.40% 1886 4,632 −0.16% 1891 4,433 −0.87% 1896 4,321 −0.51%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 4,090 −1.09% 1906 4,092 0.01% 1911 3,921 −0.85% 1921 3,576 −0.92% 1926 3,687 0.61% 1931 3,736 0.26% 1936 3,580 −0.85% 1946 4,056 1.26% 1954 4,130 0.23% 1962 3,869 −0.81% 1968 4,070 0.85% 1975 4,312 0.83% 1982 4,655 1.10% 1990 4,714 0.16% 1999 4,511 −0.49% 2007 4,279 −0.66% 2012 4,158 −0.57% 2017 4,047 −0.54%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

Gallery

• 
  Croix du Dan
• 
  Général Travot
• 
  Collégiale St.Hippolyte
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  Convent des Ursulines
• 
  Mouthier le Vieillard
• 
  Wladimir Gagneur
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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

• Communes of the Jura department

External links

• "Poligny" . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.