Dournon

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

Geography

Dournon is located at 610 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, in a wide valley on the first Jura plateau, on the southern edge of the height of the Bois lapel, between the valleys of erosion Furieuse in the west and in the east Lizon Supérieur.

The area of 6.55 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The main part of the territory occupied by the plateau of Dournon ( Creux de Fosse Ronde ), the average is 610 m above sea level. M. is and is mainly consisted of arable and meadow land. It forms a section of the former upper Lison Valley. The surface shows no surface watercourses because of Lizon Supérieur seeps into the plane in the karstic underground prior to admission. Flanked the plateau in the southeast of the height of the Côte Ribalet (up to 690 m above sea level. M. ) and the Bois de Chalem. In the north the municipality area extends to the heights of Bois lapel, on the 719 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Dournon is achieved.

To Dournon the settlement L' Entrepot part (607 m above sea level. M. ) on the main road in the Creux de Fosse Ronde. Neighboring communities of Dournon are Sainte-Anne in the north, Arc- sous- Montenot in the east, and Lemuy Abergement- lès- Thésy in the south and Cernan in the West.

History

Is first mentioned Dournon in the 10th century. The village belonged to the rule of Sainte -Anne. Was in 1493 it was the scene of fighting between the troops of King Charles VIII of France and of the Archduke Maximilian I. Again affected Dournon 1639, when it was plundered and burned by troops of Duke Bernhard of Saxe- Weimar. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.

Attractions

The Chapel of Dournon was built in the 19th century and restored in 1958-1961. It has remarkable marble statues from the 15th century: St. Barbara, St. Francis of Assisi and the Virgin and Child. On a hill there is the Memorial Notre Dame Libératrice (1913 ), reminiscent of the resistance struggles of the locals against Bernhard of Saxe- Weimar ( 1639 ). Local government and school are located in a former seat of power. In addition, the village is decorated with various fountains from the 19th century.

Population

With 128 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Dournon one of the smallest towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 192 persons were still counted ), only relatively small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1970s.

Economy and infrastructure

Dournon 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. 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 D72, which runs from Salins- les- Bains to Pontarlier. Further road links exist with Sainte -Anne, Arc- sous- Montenot and Abergement- lès- Thésy.

Commune in the department of Jura
Place in Franche -Comté

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier Cantons of France Postal codes in France Sainte-Anne (Doubs) Arc-sous-Montenot Cernans Charles VIII of France Bernard of Saxe-Weimar La Chapelle-sur-Furieuse Chaux-Champagny Chilly-sur-Salins Ivory (Jura)

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