Dournon
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | law | |
| Arrondissement | Dole | |
| Canton | Arbois | |
| Community association | Arbois, Poligny, Salins, Cœur du Jura | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 56 ' N , 5 ° 58' E | |
| height | 593-719 m | |
| surface | 6.55 km 2 | |
| Residents | 140 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 21 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 39110 | |
| INSEE code | 39202 | |
Dournon is a commune in the French department of Jura in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Dournon is located at 610 m , east of Salins-les-Bains and about 21 km north of the city of Champagnole (as the crow flies). The farming village extends in the Jura , in a wide lowland on the first Jura plateau, on the southern edge of the Bois Revers, between the erosion valleys of Furieuse in the west and Lizon Supérieur in the east.
The area of the 6.55 km² municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The main part of the area is taken up by the Dournon plateau ( Creux de Fosse Ronde ), which is an average of 610 m and consists mainly of arable and meadow land. It forms a section of the former upper Lison valley. The area shows no above-ground running waters because the Lizon Supérieur seeps into the karstified subsoil even before it enters the plain. The plateau is flanked in the southeast by the height of the Côte Ribalet (up to 690 m ) and the Bois de Chalem . In the north, the municipal area extends to the heights of Bois Revers , where the Dournon's highest peak is reached at 719 m .
The village of L'Entrepôt ( 607 m ) on the main road in Creux de Fosse Ronde belongs to Dournon . Neighboring municipalities of Dournon are Sainte-Anne in the north, Arc-sous-Montenot in the east, Lemuy and Abergement-lès-Thésy in the south and Cernans in the west.
history
Dournon is mentioned for the first time in the 10th century. The village belonged to the lordship of Sainte-Anne. In 1493 it was the scene of fighting between the troops of King Charles VIII of France and Archduke Maximilian I. Dournon was again affected in 1639 when it was sacked and pillaged by the troops of Duke Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar . Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The Dournon Chapel was built in the 19th century and restored in 1958–1961. It has remarkable marble statues from the 15th century: Saint Barbara, Francis of Assisi and the Virgin and Child. The Notre-Dame-Libératrice memorial (1913), which commemorates the resistance struggles of the locals against Bernhard von Sachsen-Weimar (1639), is located on a hill. The municipal administration and school are located in a former mansion. The village is also adorned with various fountains from the 19th century.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 117 |
| 1968 | 100 |
| 1975 | 85 |
| 1982 | 113 |
| 1990 | 122 |
| 1999 | 102 |
| 2006 | 112 |
With 140 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Dournon is one of the smallest communities in the Jura department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (192 people were still counted in 1886), only relatively minor fluctuations have been recorded since the beginning of the 1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Dournon was a village dominated by agriculture and forestry. In addition, there are now some local small businesses. 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 close to the main D72 road from Salins-les-Bains to Pontarlier . Further road connections exist with Sainte-Anne, Arc-sous-Montenot and Abergement-lès-Thésy.
