Montigny-sur-l'Ain
Montigny -sur- l'Ain is a commune in the French department of Jura in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Montigny -sur- l'Ain is located on 490 m above sea level. M., about 18 km east of the town of Lons -le- Saunier (air line). The scattered village extends in the Jura, in the Valley of the Combe d' Ain, in the midst of the broad Ain valley between the crest of the Today in the west and the high plateau of Champagnole in the east.
The area of 7.99 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The western part of the area occupied by the broad valley of the Ain, the average at 480 m above sea level. M. lies. The river, which forms the western border, it flows through wide Talniederung south. From the river, the municipality's area extends eastward across the valley that connects to a 100 m high step which leads on to the high plateau of Champagnole. This off-road ratio is divided by several gullies. On the predominantly forested ( Forêt du Chanet ) plateau is 661 m above sea level. M. reached the highest elevation of Montigny -sur- l'Ain.
At Montigny -sur- l'Ain addition to the actual site also includes several hamlets and isolated farms, including:
- Monnet -le- Bourg (520 m above sea level. M. ) on the eastern edge of the Combe d' Ain at the foot of the plateau
- Monnet -le- Château (605 m above sea level. M. ) on a ledge on the high plateau of Champagnole
Neighboring communities of Montigny -sur- l'Ain are Pont -du- Navoy and Monnet -la -Ville in the north, Mont- sur- Monnet in the east, in the south of Marigny and Mirebel in the West.
History
Several findings indicate that the municipality of Montigny -sur- l'Ain was already inhabited during the Gallo- Roman period. The place name is derived from the Gallo-Roman family names Montan (i ) us and means something like estate of Montan (i ) us ( Montaniacum ). In the Middle Ages Montigny -sur- l'Ain belonged to the Vice- county Monnet, whose castle was on a ledge above the Combe d' Ain. It was in 1480 on the King Louis XI command. destroyed. The former village church no longer exists. Together with the Franche -Comté reached Montigny -sur- l'Ain with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.
Attractions
From the former Château de Monnet, the ruins are preserved: foundations of the keep and round towers and grave sites.
Population
With 189 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Montigny -sur- l'Ain one of the small towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1891 246 persons were still counted ), a slight increase in population was recorded since the early 1990s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Montigny -sur- l'Ain 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 that leads from Pont -du- Navoy through the valley of the Ain to Doucier. Another road connection with Monnet -la -Ville.