Andelot-en-Montagne

Andelot -en- Montagne is a commune in the French department of Jura in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Andelot -en- Montagne is located at 606 m above sea level. M., about twelve kilometers north of the city Champagnole (air line). The scattered village extends in the Jura, on the plateau of Angillon in the headwaters of Bief d' Andelot, between the ridges of the Forêt des Moidons the west and the Forêt de la Joux in the east.

The area of ​​12.48 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The main part of the area is occupied by a plateau. Average to 620 m above sea M. is and is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land. The area is drained flows through the Bief d' Andelot, by a wide, partly vermoorte flood plain south to Angillon (inflow of Ain). To the west, the municipality's area extends into the vast forest area of the Bois de Mont Skin Here et Creux de Fer. On a ridge of this forest is 748 m above sea level. M. reached the highest elevation of Andelot -en- Montagne.

To Andelot -en- Montagne the district Andelot lingerie include (603 m above sea level. M. ) southwest of the village as well as some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Andelot -en- Montagne are Aresches and Lemuy in the north, and Supt Montmarlon in the east, Chapois and verse -en- Montagne in the south and Valempoulières and Pont- d'Héry in the West.

History

Is first documented in the year Andelot 1269th In the Middle Ages, the town formed its own rule. Together with the Franche -Comté Andelot came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.

Attractions

Originally dating from the 14th century parish church of Andelot -en- Montagne was restored in the 19th century.

Population

With 536 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Andelot -en- Montagne is one of the small towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1901 813 persons were still counted ), only small fluctuations were recorded since the mid- 1970s.

Economy and infrastructure

Andelot -en- Montagne was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by agriculture and forestry village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises, mainly wood processing and retailing. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.

The village has good transport links. It is located near the main road D467 which leads from Champagnole by Salins- les- Bains. Further road links exist with Censeau, Chapois and Lemuy. Andelot -en- Montagne has a station on the railway line from Dijon to Lausanne via Frasnian. This is also the junction of the branch line via Champagnole after Morez and Saint- Claude.

Andelot -en- Montagne | Ardon | Bourg -de- Sirod | Champagnole | Chapois | Châtelneuf | Cize | Crotenay | Équevillon | Le Larderet | Le Latet | Lent | Loulle | Monnet -la -Ville | Mont- sur- Monnet | Montigny- sur- l'Ain | Montrond | Moutoux | Les Nans | Ney | Le Pasquier | Pillemoine | Pont -du- Navoy | Saint- Germain -en- Montagne | Sapois | Sirod | Supt | Syam | Valempoulières | Vannoz | Le Vaudioux | verse -en- Montagne

  • Commune in the department of Jura
  • Place in Franche -Comté
60751
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