Mirebel

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

Geography

Mirebel is located at 575 m above sea level. M., about 14 km east of the town of Lons -le- Saunier (air line). The village is located in the Jura, in the central part of the plateau Caledonia (first Jura plateau ), at the western foot of the heights of the Côte de l' Today.

The area of ​​16.63 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The western part of the area occupied by the level of the plateau Caledonia, the average at 560 m above sea level. M. lies and partly of arable and meadow land, part of the forest ( Bois du Bois Chanay and the Chaumois ) is passed. The plateau has no above-ground rivers, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground. In the east the plateau is bounded by the wooded ridge of the Côte de l' Today, the here is divided into several elongated ridges and on the 750 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Mirebel is achieved. To the east extends the community area in the wide valley of Combe d' Ain, the boundary runs along the Ain.

Neighboring communities of La Marre Mirebel are, Bonnefontaine and Pont -du- Navoy in the north, Montigny -sur- l'Ain in the east, Châtillon and Verges in the south and Vevy, Crançot, Baume- les -Messieurs and Granges -sur -Baume in the West.

History

Several findings indicate that the municipality of Mirebel was already inhabited in Gallo- Roman times. Mirebel mentioned in documents in the 12th century. The place name comes originally from the Latin word mirari ( watch, admire ) and the Old French bel ( beautiful) back. Built in the medieval castle of Mirebel belonged to the counts of Vienne, who resided here for a long time. At the foot of the castle hill, a settlement which was awarded in 1292 liberties developed. In the 15th century the castle passed to the house of Chalon- Arlay. In 1479 were the castle and borough of troops of King Louis XI. destroyed. Together with the Franche -Comté Mirebel came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.

Attractions

The parish church of Saint -André was built in the 13th century in Gothic style shapes and remodeled in the 17th century. On the castle hill are the ruins of the 12th- century medieval castle and offers fine dining on a ledge the statue of Notre- Dame du Guet ​​, from which a beautiful view of the surroundings. At the foot of the mountain stands a stately home, dating back to the Renaissance period and was modernized in the 18th century.

Population

Miit 245 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Mirebel one of the small towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1896 522 persons were still counted ), a slight population growth was recorded since the early 1990s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Mirebel 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 traffic- technically quite well developed. It lies on the main road D471 which leads from Lons -le- Saunier after Champagnole. Further road links exist with Châtillon, Bonnefontaine and La Marre.