Chaux-Champagny

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

Geography

Chaux- Champagny is located at 578 m above sea level. M., south of Salins- les- Bains and about 36 km northeast of the town of Lons -le- Saunier (air line). The double municipality extends in the Jura, in the extreme north of the plateau Caledonia (first Jura plateau ), the upper western slope of the Erosionstals Furieuse.

The area of 7.33 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The main part of the territory occupied by the plateau of the plateau Caledonia, on average, 620 meters above sea level. M. lies back rises slightly towards the south and is composed partly of arable and meadow land, partly by forest. The plateau has no above-ground rivers, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground. To the south, the municipality's area covers a narrow strip in the extensive grove of Forêt des Moidons. With 740 m above sea level. M. is achieved on a wooded height, which is the northeastern continuation of the Côte de l' Today, the highest elevation of Chaux- Champagny. In the north of the municipality of soil on the slope of Champagny extends down to the river of Furieuse.

The community consists of several hamlets, villages and hamlets, namely:

Chaux ( 578 m above sea level. M. ) at the edge of the plateau overlooking the valley of Furieuse
Champagny ( 555 m above sea level. M. ) on the western flank of the Furieuse
Malaton (630 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau

Neighboring communities of Chaux- Champagny are Bracon and Salins- les- Bains in the north, Pont- d'Héry in the east, the south and Valempoulières Chilly- sur -Salins and Ivory in the West.

History

Several findings indicate that the municipality of Chaux- Champagny was already inhabited during the Gallo- Roman period. Is first mentioned in the 12th century Champagny. The name goes back to the Gallo-Roman family names Campanius and means something like estate of Campanius ( Campaniacum ). In contrast Chaux is derived from the Latin word calvus ( bald) and called barren land.

In the Middle Ages Chaux Champagny and belonged to the dominion Valempoulières. Together with the Franche -Comté reached both villages with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. In 1972 merged Chaux -sur- Champagny and Champagny to today's double municipality Chaux- Champagny.

Population

With 66 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Chaux- Champagny one of the smallest towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1901 161 persons were still counted ), only relatively small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1970s.

Economy and infrastructure

Chaux- Champagny was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by agriculture and 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 of the working population commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares, but is easily accessible from the main road D467 which leads from Salins- les- Bains to Champagnole. Further road links exist with Chilly- sur -Salins and Ivory.

Commune in the department of Jura
Place in Franche -Comté

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier Cantons of France Postal codes in France Lons-le-Saunier Chilly-sur-Salins Ivory (Jura) Cernans La Chapelle-sur-Furieuse

180300