Esserval-Combe

Esserval -Combe is a village in the French Jura in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Esserval -Combe is located on 755 m above sea level. M., about twelve kilometers northeast of the city Champagnole (air line). The farming village extends in the Jura, in a small valley on the northern edge of the Val de Mièges, the headwaters of the Ruisseau du Gouffre de l' Houle.

The area of 1.76 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The central part of the area occupied by the basin of the Ruisseau du Gouffre de l' Houle, the. Average at 750 m above sea M. lies. It is mainly covered by meadows and pastures. The Ruisseau du Gouffre de l' Houle drains the area south of the Serpentine and thus to Ain. To the east, the municipality's area extends to the adjacent high plateau on which 846 meters above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Esserval -Combe is achieved.

Neighboring communities of Esserval -Combe are Esserval - Tartre in the north, Censeau in the east, the south and Mièges Plénise in the West.

History

First mentioned is the place in the 13th century under the name Essard -à- Moine. After the population had been decimated by a plague epidemic in 1348, the town that now belonged to the reign Nozeroy were granted certain liberties in 1350 to promote the repopulation of the area. Together with the Franche -Comté came Esserval -Combe with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.

Population

With 18 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Esserval -Combe is one of the smallest towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 61 people were still counted ), only relatively small fluctuations were recorded since the mid- 1970s.

Economy and infrastructure

Esserval -Combe was well into the 20th century, a predominantly coined by agriculture, especially dairy farming and livestock village. Even today, the inhabitants live on the merits of the activity in the first sector. Outside of the primary sector there are no jobs in the village. Some employed persons are also commuters who engage in the surrounding larger towns of their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road, leading from Mièges after Esserval - Tartre. Another road connection with Plénise.

Commune in the department of Jura
Place in Franche -Comté

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier Cantons of France Postal codes in France Ain (river) Esserval-Tartre Bief-du-Fourg Conte (Jura) Cuvier (Jura)

316689