Esserval tartre
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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 ° 49 ' N , 6 ° 3' E | |
| height | 730-904 m | |
| surface | 12.19 km 2 | |
| Residents | 119 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 10 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 39250 | |
| INSEE code | 39214 | |
Esserval-Tartre is a commune in the French department of Jura in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Esserval-Tartre is located at 841 m , about 13 kilometers northeast of the city of Champagnole (as the crow flies). The farming village extends in the Jura , on the vast plateau that connects to the north of the Val de Mièges, in the headwaters of the Ruisseau du Gouffre de l'Houle.
The area of the municipal area of 12.19 km² covers a section of the French Jura. The entire area is taken up by a plateau, which averages 840 m . It shows only very small differences in relief and is mainly covered by meadow and pasture land, in the northern part also by forest. The high plateau has no noteworthy surface running waters. In some hollows, which are sealed by layers of marl and clay , raised bogs could develop. To the north, the community area extends over the high plateau into the extensive wooded area of the Forêt de la Joux , in which there are particularly large fir trees and an ice grotto. The highest point of Esserval-Tartre is reached at 904 m on a knoll in the Forêt de la Joux . The north-western boundary of the municipality is marked by the edge of the high plateau. The Ruisseau du Gouffre de l'Houle rises south of Esserval-Tartre and flows south through a basin into the Val de Mièges to the serpentine and thus to the Ain .
Neighboring communities of Esserval-Tartre are Supt and Boujailles in the north, Cuvier and Censeau in the east, Esserval-Combe in the south and Plénise and Chapois in the west.
history
The place was first mentioned in the 13th century under the name Essart-Rapoty . In the 14th century Esserval-Tartre was almost completely depopulated by severe plague epidemics. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Nozeroy rule . In 1639 it was plundered and pillaged by the passing troops of Duke Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar . Together with Franche-Comté , Esserval-Tartre came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The village church of Esserval-Tartre was built in the 16th century and modified in the 17th century. It has painted wooden statues from the 18th century and a monstrance from the 19th century.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 129 |
| 1968 | 110 |
| 1975 | 84 |
| 1982 | 101 |
| 1990 | 85 |
| 1999 | 69 |
With 119 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Esserval-Tartre is one of the smallest communities in the Jura department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (277 people were counted in 1881), only relatively small fluctuations have been recorded since the mid-1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Esserval-Tartre was predominantly a village characterized by agriculture, in particular cattle and dairy farming, and forestry. In addition, there are now some local small businesses, including a precision engineering workshop. Some workers are also 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 D471 road from Champagnole to Pontarlier . Further road connections exist with Mièges and Andelot-en-Montagne.
