Chaux-Champagny
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | law | |
| Arrondissement | Dole | |
| Canton | Arbois | |
| Community association | Arbois, Poligny, Salins, Cœur du Jura | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 54 ' N , 5 ° 53' E | |
| height | 401-740 m | |
| surface | 7.33 km 2 | |
| Residents | 71 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 39110 | |
| INSEE code | 39133 | |
Chaux-Champagny is a commune in the French department of Jura in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Chaux-Champagny is located at 578 m , south of Salins-les-Bains and about 36 km northeast of the city of Lons-le-Saunier (as the crow flies). The double community extends in the Jura , in the extreme north of the Plateau Lédonia (first Jura plateau), on the upper western slope of the erosion valley of the Furieuse .
The area of the 7.33 km² large municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The main part of the area is taken up by the plateau of the Lédonia plateau, which averages 620 m , rises slightly towards the south and is partly made up of arable land and meadows, partly of forest. The plateau has no above-ground watercourses because the rainwater seeps into the karstified subsoil. To the south, the community area extends with a narrow strip into the extensive forest of the Forêt des Moidons . At 740 m , the highest point of Chaux-Champagny is reached at a wooded height, which is the north-eastern continuation of the Côte de l'Today . In the north, the communal soil extends over the slope of Champagny down to the course of the Furieuse river.
The community consists of several districts, hamlets and individual farms, namely:
- Chaux ( 578 m ) on the edge of the high plateau above the valley of the Furieuse
- Champagny ( 555 m ) on the western slope of the Furieuse valley
- Malaton ( 630 m ) on the high plateau
Neighboring communities of Chaux-Champagny are Bracon and Salins-les-Bains in the north, Pont-d'Héry in the east, Valempoulières in the south and Chilly-sur-Salins and Ivory in the west.
history
Various finds indicate that the municipality of Chaux-Champagny was already inhabited during the Gallo-Roman period. Champagny was first mentioned in a document in the 12th century. The place name goes back to the Gallo-Roman surname Campanius and means something like Campanius' estate (Campaniacum). In contrast, Chaux is derived from the Latin word calvus (bald) and denotes barren land.
In the Middle Ages, Chaux and Champagny belonged to the lordship of Valempoulières. Together with Franche-Comté , both villages came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. In 1972, Chaux-sur-Champagny and Champagny merged to form today's dual municipality of Chaux-Champagny.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 108 |
| 1968 | 77 |
| 1975 | 87 |
| 1982 | 97 |
| 1990 | 90 |
| 1999 | 73 |
With 71 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Chaux-Champagny is one of the smallest communities in the Jura department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (161 people were still counted in 1901), only relatively minor fluctuations have been recorded since the beginning of the 1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Chaux-Champagny was a village dominated by agriculture and forestry. Even today, the residents live mainly from their work in the first sector. Outside the primary sector there are few jobs in the village. Some employed people are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is off the main thoroughfares, but is easily accessible from the main road D467, which leads from Salins-les-Bains to Champagnole . There are other road connections with Chilly-sur-Salins and Ivory.
