Plasne
Plasne is a commune in the French department of Jura in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Plasne is located at 580 m above sea level. M., about 18 km northeast of the town of Lons -le- Saunier (air line). The village is located in the Jura, in the western part of the plateau Caledonia (first Jura plateau ), a scenic location high above the plains of the Saone.
The area of 7.76 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 550 m above sea level. M. is and is passed partly of arable and meadow land, partly by forest. With 606 m above sea level. M. is achieved on a hill north of the village is the highest elevation of Plasne. The plateau has no above-ground rivers, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground. The western boundary runs mostly above the steep drop to the plains of the Saone. To the east, the municipality's area extends to the edge of the vast forest area of the Forêt de Poligny.
Neighboring communities of Plasne are Barretaine the north and east, Le Fied, Château -Chalon and Frontenay in the south and Miéry in the West.
History
The municipality of Plasne was already inhabited during the Gallo- Roman period. A chapel is first recorded in writing in the 13th century. The place name derives from the French word plaine ( level). Together with the Franche -Comté Plasne came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.
Attractions
The village church has a tower, which was rebuilt in the 18th century.
Population
With 243 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Plasne is one of the small towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1876 412 persons were still counted ), a slight population growth was recorded since the early 1990s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Plasne 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 Poligny after Mirebel. Further road links exist with Le Fied, Château -Chalon and Barretaine.
Abergement- le -Petit | Aumont | Barretaine | Bersaillin | Besain | Biefmorin | Bonnefontaine | Brainans | Buvilly | Chamole | Champrougier | Le Chateley | Chaussenans | Chemenot | Colonne | Fay -en- Montagne | Grozon | Miéry | Molain | Montholier | Neuvilley | Oussières | Picarreau | Plasne | Poligny | Tour Mont | Vaux- sur- Poligny | Villers -les -Bois
- Commune in the department of Jura
- Place in Franche -Comté