Cernans

Cernan is a commune in the French department of Jura in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Cernan is at 640 m above sea level. M., east of Salins- les- Bains and about 21 km north of the city Champagnole (air line). The farming village extends in the Jura, on the first Jura plateau, on a broad saddle east of the Erosionstals Furieuse.

The area of ​​5.51 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The entire area occupied by the plateau of the Jura plateau, the average sea level to 650 m. M. is and is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land. The plateau has no above-ground rivers, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground. To the south of the municipality of soil ranges on the hill of Thésy, on 724 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Cernan is achieved. The western boundary runs mostly along the top edge of the partly surmounted by walls of rock escarpment that drops to the deep valley of the Furieuse Valley to the valley of Blégny. In the north, the municipality's area (M. 702 m above sea level. ) Extends to the height of the Bois des Paules.

Neighboring communities of Cernan are Clucy, Geraise and Sainte -Anne in the north, Dournon in the east, Abergement- lès- Thésy in the south and Salins- les- Bains in the West.

History

Several findings indicate that the municipality of Cernan was already inhabited in the Neolithic period and during the Gallo- Roman period. The existence of a church is first recorded in writing in 1109. Together with the Franche -Comté Cernan came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.

Attractions

The original Romanesque church of Cernan has been restored and refurbished in the 16th century. The parish hall was built in the style of neoclassicism.

Population

With 139 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Cernan is one of the smallest towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 258 persons were still counted ), only relatively small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1990s.

Economy and infrastructure

Cernan was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by farming village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. 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 is traffic- technically quite well developed. It lies on the main road D72, which runs from Salins- les- Bains to Pontarlier. Further road links exist with Geraise and Abergement- lès- Thésy.