Mérona
Merona is a commune in the French department of Jura in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Merona is located at 642 m above sea level. M., approximately 15 km south-southeast of the town of Lons -le- Saunier (air line). The farm estate extends in the Jura, on a saddle between Mount Chavet in the west and the crest of the Côte de l' Today in the east, to the west of the Ain Valley.
The area of 2.97 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The area is from the heights of Mont Chavet (670 m above sea level. M. ), and the Côte de l' Today ingested, which are predominantly forested and form an anticline of western Jura Mountains in geological terms. With 702 m above sea level. M. Today is reached on the crest of the Côte de l' the highest elevation of Merona. To the south, the municipality's area extends into the valley of Plaisia .
Neighboring communities of Merona Marnézia are in the north, Largillay - Marsonnay in the east, the south and Plaisia Orgelet and Dompierre -sur -Mont in the West.
History
A chapel of Merona mentioned in documents in the 12th century. The village formed their own small estates owned by the Middle Ages to the barony Orgelet. In the year 1479 the castle of troops of King Louis XI. destroyed. Together with the Franche -Comté Merona came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.
Attractions
The hamlet Merona consists of a castle and surrounding farms. The present building of the castle dates from the 18th century, while a stand-alone tower dates back to the medieval castle of the 13th century.
Population
With 11 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Merona one of the smallest towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 49 people were still counted ), only relatively small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1970s.
Economy and infrastructure
Merona was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by agriculture and forestry 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.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares. The main access is from Plaisia , while another road link with Marnézia there.
Alièze | Arthenas | Beffia | Chambéria | Chavéria | Cressia | Dompierre -sur -Mont | Écrille | Essia | Marnézia | Merona | Moutonne | Nancuise | Onoz | Orgelet | Pimorin | Plaisia | Présilly | Reithouse | Rothonay | Sarrogna | La Tour-du - Meixner | Varessia
- Commune in the department of Jura
- Place in Franche -Comté