Crotenay
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | law | |
| Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier | |
| Canton | Champagnole | |
| Community association | Champagnole Nozeroy Jura | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 45 ' N , 5 ° 49' E | |
| height | 469-642 m | |
| surface | 11.61 km 2 | |
| Residents | 640 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 55 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 39300 | |
| INSEE code | 39183 | |
Crotenay is a municipality in the French department of Jura in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Crotenay is 520 m above sea level. M., about eight kilometers west of the city of Champagnole (as the crow flies). The clustered village extends in the Jura , on the northern edge of the valley of the Combe d'Ain, in a slightly elevated position north of the Ain between the ridge of the present (Côté de l'Heute) in the west and the Montsaugeon in the east.
The area of the 11.61 km² large municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The central part of the area is taken up by the Crotenay plateau (on average 520 m above sea level) and the broad depression of the Ain to the south, which is around 40 m lower. In this area, the river enters the Combe d'Ain from a valley sunk into the surrounding plateaus from the east and changes its direction of flow in the valley to the south. It forms the southern boundary of the municipality. The two Étangs de Malaval are located on the Crotenay plateau in a hollow west of the village .
This central part is bordered on three sides by extensive forest areas. The western boundary marks the elongated crest of today , on which 648 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Crotenay is reached. In the north, the area rises to the Forêt Domaniale de la Faye de Montrond . To the east, the Montsaugeon (643 m above sea level) forms an isolated hill, a witness mountain of the Champagnole plateau. The eastern border runs along the Angillon , which flows into the Ain here.
The hamlet of La Praz (505 m above sea level) at the western foot of the Montsaugeon at the entrance of the Ain into the Combe d'Ain and some individual farms belong to Crotenay . Neighboring municipalities of Crotenay are Besain and Montrond in the north, Champagnole in the east, Pont-du-Navoy in the south and Bonnefontaine and Picarreau in the west.
history
The municipality of Crotenay had been inhabited since the 5th century, which was proven by the discovery of a burial ground with numerous burial sites from the 5th to 9th centuries. Crotenay was first mentioned in a document in the 12th century. Since the Middle Ages, the village has belonged to the lordship of Montsaugeon, whose castle was on the hill of the same name southeast of the village. This was by the kings Louis XI. and Louis XIV destroyed. Together with Franche-Comté , Crotenay came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The village church of Crotenay was consecrated in 1831. Only a few remains of the former Montsaugeon castle have survived.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 350 |
| 1968 | 373 |
| 1975 | 496 |
| 1982 | 582 |
| 1990 | 579 |
| 1999 | 598 |
With 640 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Crotenay is one of the small communities in the Jura department. A significant increase in population has been recorded since the early 1960s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Crotenay was a village dominated by agriculture and forestry. In addition, there are now some small and medium-sized businesses, including a construction company, a hydropower plant and a gravel plant. Crotenay is the location of the Champagnole-Crotenay airfield. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is very well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main road D471, which leads from Lons-le-Saunier to Champagnole. Further road connections exist with Château-Chalon and Montrond.
