Esserval-Tartre

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

Geography

Esserval - Tartre is located on 841 m above sea level. M., about 13 km northeast of the city Champagnole (air line). The farming village extends in the Jura, on the vast plateau that connects north to the Val de Mièges, the headwaters of the Ruisseau du Gouffre de l' Houle.

The area of 12.19 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The entire area is occupied by a plateau, the average 840 meters above sea level. M. lies. It has only very small differences in relief and is mainly of meadow and pasture land in the northern part covered by forest. The plateau has no significant above-ground rivers. In some wells, which are sealed by marl and clay layers, however, were able to develop high moors. To the north, the municipality's area extends over the plateau in the vast forest area of the Forêt de la Joux, in which particularly large fir trees and an ice cave located. On a hilltop in the Forêt de la Joux is 904 m above sea level. M. reached the highest elevation of Esserval - Tartre. The northwestern municipal boundary is marked by the edge of the plateau. South of Esserval - Tartre stems from the Ruisseau du Gouffre de l' Houle, flowing through a valley south into the Val de Mièges the Serpentine and thus to Ain.

Neighboring communities of Esserval - Tartre are Supt and Boujailles in the north, Cuvier and Censeau in the east, Esserval -Combe in the south and Plénise and Chapois in the West.

History

First mentioned is the place in the 13th century under the name Essart - Rapoty. In the 14th century Esserval - Tartre was almost completely depopulated by severe plague epidemics. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the rule Nozeroy. In 1639 it was sacked and burned by the passing troops of Duke Bernhard of Saxe- Weimar. Together with the Franche -Comté came Esserval - Tartre with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.

Attractions

The village church of Esserval - Tartre was built in the 16th century and modified in the 17th century. She has painted wooden statues from the 18th century and a monstrance from the 19th century.

Population

With 93 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Esserval - Tartre one of the smallest towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 277 persons were still counted ), only relatively small fluctuations were recorded since the mid- 1970s.

Economy and infrastructure

Esserval - Tartre was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by agriculture, especially livestock and dairy farming, as well as by the forestry village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises, including a fine mechanical workshop. Some employed persons are also 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 D471 which leads from Champagnole to Pontarlier. Further road links exist with Mièges and Andelot -en- Montagne.

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) Cuvier (Jura) Esserval-Combe Chapois, Jura Bernard of Saxe-Weimar Bief-du-Fourg Conte (Jura)

316694