La Chapelle-sur-Furieuse

La Chapelle- sur- Furieuse is a commune in the French department of Jura in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

La Chapelle- sur- Furieuse is located at 280 m above sea level. M., about 29 km east-southeast of the city of Dole (air line). The village is located in the western Jura, in the valley Furieuse shortly before its confluence with the Loue, both sides of the Ruisseau d' Ivrey at the northwest foot of Mont Poupet.

The area of 9.03 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The central part of the area occupied by the basin of the Furieuse that is oriented in a north-south direction. While the valley to the south of the municipality of soil is still narrow, the valley widens at La Chapelle- sur- Furieuse to a width of approximately one kilometer. In the north, the area extends into the valley floor of the Loue. In the West, the municipal boundary runs along the forested hills of the height of Vaulgrenant (up to 460 m above sea level. M. ). To the east, the municipality's area extends into the lower portion of the deep Erosionstals of Ruisseau d' Ivrey and to the surrounding, mostly wooded slopes at the foot of Mont Poupet. With 550 meters above sea level. M. is achieved at the height of By the highest peak of La Chapelle- sur- Furieuse.

At La Chapelle- sur- Furieuse addition to the actual site also includes several hamlets and isolated farms, including:

Saint- Benoît (295 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley of the eastern foot of the heights of Furieuse Vaulgrenant
Onay (340 m above sea level. M. ) on a ridge overlooking the valley of Furieuse at the western foot of Mont Poupet

Neighboring communities of La Chapelle- sur- Furieuse are Rennes- sur- Loue in the North, By, Ivrey and Saint- Thiébaud in the east, Salins- les- Bains and Marnoz in the south and Pagnoz and Grange -de- Vaivre in the West.

History

Several findings indicate that the municipality of La Chapelle- sur- Furieuse been inhabited since prehistoric times and during the Gallo- Roman period. In the years 1636 to 1638 the village was hit by severe plague epidemics. Together with the Franche -Comté it came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. To a field change occurred in 1825, when the previously independent municipalities Onay and Chilley (now Saint- Benoît ) were incorporated to La Chapelle. To avoid confusion with other municipalities of the same name, La Chapelle was officially renamed in 1933 in La Chapelle- sur- Furieuse.

Attractions

The Village Church of La Chapelle- sur- Furieuse was built in the 16th century and modified in the 17th century. Next to the church stands a manor house, which was built in the 18th century. In the chapel of Saint- Benoît is a stone statue from the 15th century. Also the hamlet Onay has a small chapel from the 17th century.

Population

With 329 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) La Chapelle- sur- Furieuse one of the small towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 460 persons were still counted ), a population growth was recorded since the mid-1970s again.

Economy and infrastructure

La Chapelle- sur- Furieuse was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture ( farming, viticulture and fruit growing ) and the Forestry embossed village. In addition, there are now several companies of local small enterprises, mainly in the field of wood processing. 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 Salins- les- Bains to Quingey. Further road links exist with Rennes- sur- Loue, By and Ivrey.

Commune in the department of Jura
Place in Franche -Comté

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier Cantons of France Postal codes in France Dole, Jura Rennes-sur-Loue By (Doubs) Cernans Chaux-Champagny Chilly-sur-Salins Ivory (Jura)

502272