Dortan
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Ain | |
| Arrondissement | Nantua | |
| Canton | Pont d'Ain | |
| Community association | Haut-Bugey agglomeration | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 19 ′ N , 5 ° 40 ′ E | |
| height | 300-758 m | |
| surface | 18.11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,846 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 102 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 01590 | |
| INSEE code | 01148 | |
| Website | www.dortan.fr | |
Dortan is a French commune with 1,846 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Ain in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes . It belongs to the canton of Pont-d'Ain in the Arrondissement of Nantua .
geography
Dortan is located at 320 m , about seven kilometers north of the city of Oyonnax and 36 kilometers east-northeast of the prefecture of Bourg-en-Bresse (as the crow flies). The village extends in the extreme north of the Haut- Bugey , in the Jura , at the confluence of the Merdanson in the Bienne , in an open valley basin at the western foot of the High Jura.
The area of the municipal area of 18.11 km² covers a section of the southern French Jura. The northern boundary forms the course of the river Bienne, which flows here through a wide basin to the west and below Dortan breaks through the anticline of the Maissiat chain with an arch . It then flows into the Lac de Coiselet reservoir , through which the Ain flows. This lake marks the western border of the municipality. The central part of the municipality is occupied by the Dortan Basin, which is about 2.5 km wide here, forms a syncline in the Folded Jura and is drained through the Merdanson to the Bienne. The basin rises continuously towards the south. It is flanked to the east by the forest slope of the Bois du Roy and to the west by the ridge of Mont de Maissiat , on which the highest point of Dortan is reached at 758 m . The municipality is part of the Upper Jura Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura ).
In addition to the actual village, Dortan also includes various hamlets and farm groups, including:
- Uffel ( 310 m ) in the valley of the Bienne at the foot of the Maissiat chain
- Maissiat ( 435 m ) on a ledge on the eastern slope of the Maissiat chain
- Vouais ( 440 m ) in the Merdanson basin
- Senissiat ( 470 m ) in the Merdanson basin
- Bonaz ( 500 m ) in the Merdanson basin at the eastern foot of the Maissiat chain
- Emondeau ( 715 m ) in a cleared island on the ridge of the Maissiat chain
Neighboring communities of Dortan are Chancia and Lavancia-Epercy in the north, Viry and Arbent in the east, Oyonnax in the south and Samognat , Thoirette-Coisia with Coisia and Condes in the west.
history
The village is mentioned as early as the 7th century in the documents of the Saint-Claude monastery. In the 9th century, the ruling dynasty of the Counts of Dortan (then still called Dortenc ) appeared, who ruled the village and the surrounding area until 1708. In 1402 the village came under the sovereignty of the Counts of Savoy . With the Treaty of Lyon it came to France in 1601. In the context of the clashes between France and Franche-Comté , Dortan was destroyed by troops from the Free County in the 17th century.
On July 21, 1944, Dortan was looted and set on fire by German troops. The villagers found refuge in the castle, which was one of the few buildings that was spared from the fire.
Attractions
The village church of Saint-Martin was rebuilt in 1670 on the site of a previous church. There are chapels in the hamlets of Vouais and Bonaz. The originally medieval Château de Dortan (11th century) in a beautiful park was extensively restored and changed in the 17th and 19th centuries. It has a square keep with four side turrets, an armory from the 15th century and a neo-Gothic chapel.
See also: List of Monuments historiques in Dortan
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
| Residents | 1,407 | 1,425 | 1,445 | 1,609 | 2,107 | 2,186 | 2,100 | 1.934 |
With 1846 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Dortan is one of the medium-sized communities in the Ain department. Since the reconstruction after the Second World War, a significant increase in population has been recorded. There were particularly strong growth rates during the 1950s and 1980s. The local residents of Dortan are called Dortanais in French .
Economy and Infrastructure
Up until the 20th century, Dortan was a village dominated by agriculture and forestry. In addition, there are now various small and medium-sized businesses, of which the manufacture of toys (including chessboards) and boxes should be mentioned. 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 place is well developed in terms of traffic. It is located on the main road from Montréal-la-Cluse via Oyonnax to Saint-Claude . Other road connections exist with Thoirette and Chancia. The closest connection to the A404 motorway (Saint-Martin-du-Frêne - Oyonnax) is around five kilometers away. Dortan has a train station on the railway line from Oyonnax to Saint-Claude.
There is a pre-school ( école maternelle ) and a state primary school ( école élémentaire ) in Dortan .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ French Statistics Institute ( www.insee.fr )
- ↑ Dortan - notice communale. In: cassini.ehess.fr. Retrieved on June 14, 2015 (French, INSEE population from 1968 ).