Bois-d'Amont

Bois- d'Amont is a commune in the French department of Jura in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Bois- d'Amont situated on 1076 m above sea level. M., ten kilometers east of Morez and about 38 km north of the city of Geneva (air line). The village is located in the Jura, in the valley of the Orbe on both sides of the river, between the heights of the forest Risoux in the northwest and the Mont Pelé in the southeast, northeast of Lac des Rousses, in close proximity to the border of Switzerland.

The area of ​​12.06 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The landscape is characterized by parallel ridges and terrain longitudinal troughs, which are oriented in the southwest-northeast, according to the strike of the Jura Mountains in the area. The central part of the municipal area is occupied by the valley of the Orbe, the southwestern continuation of the Vallée de Joux, which is a syncline of the Jura Mountains. The flat valley floor, through the meanders of the river, has a width of approximately one kilometer. He once formed a vast marshland. In the southeast, the valley is flanked by the densely forested slopes of the Côte, which leads to the height of Mont Pelé. The municipal boundary and at the same time border with Switzerland runs mostly along the southern edge of the valley; only a small portion of the Côte above the town center is one of Bois- d'Amont. Here is the site terrace of Les Loges with 1300 m above the margin. M. reached the highest point of Bois- d'Amont.

On its north-west side the Orbe Valley is also accompanied by a steep forested slope. The municipal area extends over a rough area with parallel ridges and intervening terrain, above ground without drain troughs to the Cret of Arete ( to 1275 m above sea level. M. ). The area of Bois- d'Amont is part of the Parc Naturel Régional du Haut- Jura.

A special feature of the settlements by Bois- d'Amont dar. Apart from the center to the church in the middle of the valley extends the built-up area along the two roads that follow the northern and southern edge of the valley, as the center of the valley formerly formed a swamp area. The row of houses along these two roads extending over a length of four kilometers. At Bois- d'Amont addition to the actual site also includes several settlements, hamlets, groups of farms and individual farms, including:

• Le Vivier -de- Bois- d'Amont ( 1080 m above sea level. M. ) on the northern edge of the valley
• Les Landes - d'Aval ( 1072 m above sea level. M. ) on the southern edge of the valley
• Les Meunier ( 1060 m above sea level. M. ) on the left bank of the river Orbe
• Les Landes -d'Amont ( 1087 m above sea level. M. ) in an elevated position on the southern edge of the valley
• Les Combettes ( 1091 m above sea level. M. ) on a headland on the northern edge of the valley

Neighboring communities of Bois- d'Amont are Les Rousses, in the southwest, Bellefontaine and Chapelle -des- Bois in the northwest and the Swiss municipalities Le Chenit in the Northeast and Arzier in the southeast.

History

The area of Bois- d'Amont was cleared in the Middle Ages by the monks of the Abbey of Saint- Claude and reclaimed. After the Reformation, the city formed the boundary between the reformed, under Bernese supremacy Vallée de Joux and the continued Catholic uppermost part of the Orbe Valley, which belonged to the Free County of Burgundy. Together with the Franche -Comté came Bois- d'Amont with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.

Attractions

The village church of Bois- d'Amont has been changed several times in the course of time; it has a choir from the 17th century. In the building of a former sawmill is the Musée de la Boissellerie.

Population

With 1669 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Bois- d'Amont one of the smaller towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century ( 1411, 1886 people were still counted ), a significant population increase has been recorded since the beginning of the 1980s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Bois- d'Amont has long been a predominantly coined by agriculture, especially livestock and dairy farming, as well as by the forestry village. In addition, there are now several companies of small and medium enterprises. Besides the traditional branches of sawmills, wood crafts and cheese making are now companies that specialize in the sport of skiing, the Chalet and the timber industry, represented in the village. In the first half of the 19th century, the manufacture of watch cases and boxes, as well as took an important position.

As a resort in a popular tourist area in the High Jura Bois- d'Amont now benefiting also from tourism. It belongs to the winter sports area Rousses Haut-Jura, and is mainly focused on the Nordic skiing. So, for example, has The major ski Vandel headquartered in this village.

The village is traffic- technically quite well developed. It lies on the main road that leads from Vallorbe through the Vallée de Joux to Les Rousses. Another road connection with Bellefontaine.

Personalities

• Jason Lamy Chappuis, French Nordic combined and ski jumping