Vaux-sur-Poligny
Vaux- sur- Poligny is a commune in the French department of Jura in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Vaux- sur- Poligny is located at 400 m above sea level. M., southeast of Poligny, about 22 km northeast of the town of Lons -le- Saunier (air line). The village is located in the Jura, in the Culée de Vaux, an erosion valley, which is some 150 m in the western part of the plateau Caledonia (first Jura plateau ) is cut and different places topped by distinctive rock faces.
The area of 1.26 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The entire area occupied by the Culée de Vaux, which has a valley of about 200 m wide and about having a kilometer wide at the top. The valley is drained by the Glantine west to Orain and thus to the Doubs. The Taloberkante, runs along the boundary of the municipality, will be completed by more or less high limestone cliffs. With 577 m above sea level. M. is achieved the highest elevation of Vaux- sur- Poligny here.
Neighboring communities of Vaux- sur- Poligny Poligny are in the West, Chaussenans the northeast and Barretaine in the south.
History
In the valley of Vaux, a Cluniac Priory was founded in 1020. The name goes back to the Old French word vau or Vaul, indicating a narrow valley. The monastery and the settlement that had developed in the course of time next to it, were by troops of King Louis XI. destroyed in 1480 and again in 1638. Together with the Franche -Comté Vaux came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.
Attractions
The church and convent buildings are largely intact. The church was built in the 13th century in Gothic style shapes and restored in the 19th century. From the 17th century, the convent building with the cloisters, and a Renaissance portal come. Today they are home to a private boarding school ( Collège Notre Dame de Vaux ). The seat of power was constructed in the 19th century.
Population
With 111 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Vaux- sur- Poligny one of the smallest towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1896, 337 people were still counted ), only small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1960s.
Economy and infrastructure
Vaux- sur- Poligny has long been an embossed by agriculture and the income from the transit village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises, including a mill. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, particularly in Poligny their work.
The village has good transport links. It lies on the main road N5, which runs from Dole via Poligny after Champagnole.