Dompierre-sur-Mont
Dompierre -sur -Mont is a commune in the French department of Jura in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Dompierre -sur -Mont is located at 515 m above sea level. M., 14 km south-southeast of the town of Lons -le- Saunier (air line). The scattered village extends in the Jura, on a plateau between the heights of the Bois du Crotard in the West and in the East Mont Chavet.
The area of 7.37 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The main part of the area is occupied by a vast plateau. Average to 510 m above sea M. is and is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land. The level is partly vermoort and is drained by the creek Thor Resteigne. In geological terms it forms a syncline of western Jura. The plateau to the east is bordered by the ridge of the Mont Chavet, at the 644 m above sea level. M. is achieved the highest elevation of Dompierre -sur -Mont. To the north, the municipality's area extends to the ridge of the Bois du Chanois (up to 605 m above sea level. M. ).
Neighboring communities of Dompierre -sur -Mont are Alièze and Marnézia in the north, Merona in the east, the south and Orgelet Présilly in the West.
History
The territory of Dompierre -sur -Mont was inhabited in prehistoric times and during the Gallo- Roman period. Is first documented in the 12th century Dompierre. The place name derives from Dominus Peter. In the Middle Ages belonged to the barony Dompierre Orgelet. In 1639, the village of Marquis de Villeroy was sacked. Together with the Franche -Comté Dompierre came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. To avoid confusion with other municipalities of the same name, Dompierre was officially renamed in 1901 in Dompierre -sur -Mont.
Attractions
The village church of Dompierre -sur -Mont was built in the 16th century and remodeled in the 18th century.
Population
With 244 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Dompierre -sur -Mont is one of the small towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 291 persons were still counted ), a population growth was recorded particularly during the 1970s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Dompierre -sur -Mont was 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. 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 is located near the main road D52, which runs from Lons -le- Saunier to Saint -Claude. Further road links exist with Présilly and Poids -de- Fiole.
Alièze | Arthenas | Beffia | Chambéria | Chavéria | Cressia | Dompierre -sur -Mont | Écrille | Essia | Marnézia | Merona | Moutonne | Nancuise | Onoz | Orgelet | Pimorin | Plaisia | Présilly | Reithouse | Rothonay | Sarrogna | La Tour-du - Meixner | Varessia
- Commune in the department of Jura
- Place in Franche -Comté