Entre-deux-Monts
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | law | |
| Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier | |
| Canton | Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux | |
| Community association | Champagnole Nozeroy Jura | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 39 ′ N , 5 ° 58 ′ E | |
| height | 713-940 m | |
| surface | 5.36 km 2 | |
| Residents | 142 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 26 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 39150 | |
| INSEE code | 39208 | |
Entre-deux-Monts is a commune in the French department of Jura in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Entre-deux-Monts is located at 806 m , about twelve kilometers south-southeast of the city of Champagnole (as the crow flies). The street-lined village extends in the Jura , in an open valley basin of the Quénot, between the forest heights of Rachet in the north and Bois de Combe Noire in the south.
The area of the 5.36 km² municipal area covers a section of the French Jura. The landscape is characterized by ridges and longitudinal hollows, which are oriented towards the southwest-northeast according to the direction of the fold of the Jura in this region. The central part of the area is occupied by the approximately one kilometer wide longitudinal basin of the Quénot , which provides drainage to the west to the Lemme .
The longitudinal basin of Entre-deux-Monts is flanked in the north by the ridge of the Rachet ( 895 m ) and the Col du Gyps. In the south it is dominated by the steep slope of the Bois de la Combe Noire , the upper edge of which is crowned by a ledge. At this height, the highest point of Entre-deux-Monts is reached with 940 m . The forest height of Les Epinois ( 876 m ) forms the eastern end of the hollow . The community area extends to the west as far as the broad valley of the Lemme. The municipality is part of the Upper Jura Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura ).
Entre-deux-Monts includes the hamlet of Morillon ( 725 m ) in a valley widening on the Lemme at the west foot of the Bois de Combe Noire and a few individual farms. Neighboring municipalities of Entre-deux-Monts are Chaux-des-Crotenay in the north, Les Planches-en-Montagne in the east, Fort-du-Plasne in the south and La Chaux-du-Dombief in the west.
history
Entre-deux-Monts was first mentioned in the early 13th century under the name Sous-Malruche ; The current name appears for the first time in 1295. At Morillon there was an important bridge crossing over the Lemme since the 15th century, where customs were levied until the end of the 18th century. Together with Franche-Comté , Entre-deux-Monts came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
In the hamlet of Morillon there is an oratoire that was built in 1809. The parish hall dates from 1835.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 134 |
| 1968 | 139 |
| 1975 | 99 |
| 1982 | 102 |
| 1990 | 114 |
| 1999 | 123 |
| 2006 | 146 |
With 142 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Entre-deux-Monts is one of the smallest communities in the Jura department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (294 people were counted in 1886), a slight increase in population has been recorded since the beginning of the 1980s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Entre-deux-Monts was primarily a village characterized by agriculture , in particular cattle and dairy farming, and forestry. In addition, there are now some local small businesses. Many workers are also 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 N5, which runs from Champagnole to Morez . There are other road links with Les Planches-en-Montagne and Chaux-des-Crotenay.
