Plénise
Plénise is a commune in the French department of Jura in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Plénise is located on 822 m above sea level. M., about twelve kilometers northeast of the city Champagnole (air line). The farming village extends in the Jura, on the vast plateau that connects north to the Val de Mièges, the headwaters of the Ruisseau du Gouffre de l' Houle and at the edge of the Forêt de la Joux.
The area of 5.43 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. Almost the entire area is occupied by a plateau, the average 840 meters above sea level. M. lies. It has only very small differences in relief and is of meadow and pasture land in the northern part mainly covered by forest. The plateau has no above-ground rivers, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground. South of the village is enough of communal land in the valley of the Ruisseau du Gouffre de l' Houle, which flows southward into the Val de Mièges the Serpentine and thus to Ain. To the north, the municipality's area extends over the plateau in the vast forest area of the Forêt de la Joux. On a knoll is 907 m above sea level. M. reached the highest elevation of Plénise.
Neighboring communities of Plénise are Esserval - Tartre in the north, Esserval -Combe in the east, the south and Mièges Plénisette, Onglières and Chapois in the West.
History
Is first mentioned in the 15th century Plénise. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the rule Nozeroy. Together with the Franche -Comté it came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.
Attractions
The present village church of Plénise was inaugurated in 1801, while the old church dates from the 17th century and now other purposes is supplied.
Population
With 61 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Plénise one of the smallest towns in the Jura. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the range of approximately 100 people, a significant decrease was noted particularly in the 1960s and 70s. Since then, the population remained at a relatively constant level.
Economy and infrastructure
Plénise was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by agriculture, especially livestock and dairy farming, as well as by the forestry village. Even today, the inhabitants live on the merits of the activity in the first sector. Outside of the primary sector, there are few jobs in the village. Some employed persons are also commuters who engage in the surrounding larger towns of their work.
The village is traffic- technically quite well developed. It is located near the main road D471 which leads from Champagnole to Pontarlier. Another road connection with Mièges.
Arsure- Arsurette | Bief -du- Fourg | Billecul | Censeau | Cerniébaud | Charency | Communailles -en- Montagne | Conte | Cuvier | Doye | Esserval -Combe | Esserval - Tartre | La Favière | Fraroz | Gillois | La Latette | Longcochon | Mièges | Mignovillard | Molpré | Mournans - Charbonny | Nozeroy | Onglières | Plénise | Plénisette | Rix
- Commune in the department of Jura
- Place in Franche -Comté