Poligny, Jura
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Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region  Poligny | ||
| Coordinates: 46°50′12″N 5°42′31″E / 46.8367°N 5.7086°ECoordinates: 46°50′12″N 5°42′31″E / 46.8367°N 5.7086°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Jura | |
| Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier | |
| Canton | Poligny | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Dominique Bonnet | |
| Area1 | 50.22 km2 (19.39 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 4,158 | |
| • Density | 83/km2 (210/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 39434 / 39800 | |
| Elevation | 252–626 m (827–2,054 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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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
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 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
Croix du Dan
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Collégiale St.Hippolyte
Convent des Ursulines
Mouthier le Vieillard
Wladimir Gagneur
Tower of Paravis
Tower of the "Sergenterie"
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Le Moon hole
La "Roche Percée"
See also
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Poligny (Jura). |
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"Poligny". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
