Fay-en-Montagne
Fay -en- Montagne is a commune in the French department of Jura in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Fay -en- Montagne is located at 540 m above sea level. M., about 16 km northeast of the town of Lons -le- Saunier (air line). The farming village extends in the Jura, in the central part of the plateau Caledonia (first Jura plateau ), between the valleys of erosion seille ( Cirque de Ladoye ) in the west and the ridge of the Côte de l' Today in the East.
The area of 6.26 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The entire area is occupied by the level of the plateau Caledonia, the average at 530 m above sea level. M. is and is passed 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 west of the municipality floor extends to the top edge of the partly crossed by rock walls escarpment that surrounds the deep valley of Ladoye. With 567 m above sea level. M. is quite reached the highest elevation of Fay -en- Montagne in the southeast of the area at the edge of the Bois de Fuatelet.
Neighboring communities of Fay -en- Montagne Le Fied are in the north, Picarreau in the east, and La Marre Bonnefontaine in the south and Ladoye -sur- seille in the West.
History
The territory of Fay -en- Montagne was inhabited in prehistoric times and during the Gallo- Roman period. From a tumulus of the Iron Age various grave goods (jewelry, vases, fragments, tools) were excavated, which are now exhibited in the Archaeological Museum of Lons -le- Saunier. In several places fountains and wall foundations were found of Roman villas. The church is first mentioned in the 12th century. The place name comes from the Latin word Fagus ( beech). Together with the Franche -Comté came Fay -en -Montagne with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.
Attractions
The village church of Saint- Ferréol -et- Ferjeux was built in 1860 on the site of a previous medieval building. It contains the grave plate ( 12th century ) of St. Guy, who was abbot of Baume- les -Messieurs at first and later with Fay founded a hermitage. Ruins of the manor house La Verne from the 14th century are preserved.
Population
With 79 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Fay -en- Montagne is one of the smallest towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 222 people were still counted ), only relatively small fluctuations were recorded since the mid- 1970s.
Economy and infrastructure
Fay -en- Montagne 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 located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road, leading from Crançot after Montrond. Further road links exist with Bonnefontaine and Le Fied.