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Poligny, Jura

Coordinates: 46°50′12″N 5°42′31″E / 46.8367°N 5.7086°E / 46.8367; 5.7086
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Poligny
A general view of Poligny
A general view of Poligny
Flag of Poligny
Coat of arms of Poligny
Location of Poligny
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Poligny is located in France
Poligny
Poligny
Poligny is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Poligny
Poligny
Coordinates: 46°50′12″N 5°42′31″E / 46.8367°N 5.7086°E / 46.8367; 5.7086
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentJura
ArrondissementDole
CantonPoligny
IntercommunalityCC Arbois, Poligny, Salins - Coeur du Jura
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Dominique Bonnet[1]
Area
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50.22 km2 (19.39 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
4,011
 • 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.

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

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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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%
YearPop.±% 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[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Poligny, EHESS (in French).
  5. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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