Mièges

Mièges
region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	law
Arrondissement	Lons-le-Saunier
Canton	Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux
Community association	Champagnole Nozeroy Jura
Coordinates	46 ° 47 '  N , 6 ° 2'  E Coordinates: 46 ° 47 '  N , 6 ° 2'  E
height	721-879 m
surface	12.17 km 2
Residents	166 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	14 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	39250
INSEE code	39329
Saint Germain Church

Mièges is a commune in the French department of Jura in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .

structure

District	former INSEE code	Area (km²)	Altitude (m)	Population (2016)	Density (inh. Per km²)
Esserval-Combe00	39213	1.76	730-846	023	13.1
Mièges	39329	3.19	721-831	106	33.2
Molpré	39340	2.73	739-879	026th	09.5

geography

Mièges is located at 750  m , about eleven kilometers east-northeast of the city of Champagnole (as the crow flies). The farming village stretches across the Jura , in the Val de Mièges, between the serpentine valleys in the south and the Ruisseau du Gouffre de l'Houle in the west, opposite Nozeroy .

The area of ​​the 7.68 km² municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The southern border runs along the serpentine , which flows here with a winding course through a wide valley low to the west and drains the area to the Ain . From this hollow of the Val de Mièges, the municipal area extends northward to the adjacent high plateau, on which the highest elevation of Mièges is reached at 831  m . The western part of the area is occupied by the lowland of the Ruisseau du Gouffre de l'Houle (tributary of the serpentine). In the far west, the area extends to the high plateau of Doye ( 800  m ).

Neighboring municipalities to Mièges are Plénise and Esserval-Combe in the north, Censeau and Molpré in the east, Nozeroy in the south and Doye , Onglières and Plénisette in the west.

history

Mièges was first mentioned in a document as early as the 6th century. In the 9th century a priory was founded here by monks from the monastery of Saint-Oyend-de-Joux (now Saint-Claude ). The monks made the land in the area arable and thus laid the foundation for the settlement of the Val de Mièges. After the population had been decimated by a plague epidemic in 1348, the village, which now belonged to the Nozeroy rule, was granted certain freedoms in 1350 to promote the repopulation of the area. In 1639 Mièges was plundered and destroyed by the passing troops of Duke Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar . Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. The village of Molpré, which was incorporated into Mièges in 1813, was separated again in 1846 and regained its independence.

On January 1, 2016, the municipalities of Esserval-Combe and Molpré were incorporated into Mièges.

Attractions

The medieval village church of Mièges was later rebuilt several times. It has a remarkable, sculptured portal from the 16th century and is richly decorated , including statues from the 15th century, choir stalls from the 17th century and an altar from the 18th century. The Notre-Dame de Mièges chapel (restored in the 19th century) is a pilgrimage destination.

population

With 166 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Mièges is one of the smallest communities in the Jura department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (243 people were still counted in 1896), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the mid-1970s.

Population development

local community	Population (Census)
	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2008	2011	2013	2016
Esserval-Combe00	31	30th	23	20th	17th	21st	12	15th	18th	20th	23
Mièges	141	125	111	103	111	91	95	99	88	84	106
Molpré	51	53	35	38	32	33	29	29	22nd	21st	26th
Mièges	223	208	169	161	160	145	136	143	128	125	155
Source: Cassini and INSEE

The (total) population of the municipality was determined by adding up the municipalities that were independent until the end of 2015.

Economy and Infrastructure

Until well into the 20th century, Mièges was a village dominated by agriculture, especially dairy farming and cattle breeding. Even today, the residents live mainly from their work in the first sector. Outside the primary sector there are few jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.

The village is off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Nozeroy to Censeau. Other road connections exist with Charbonny, Plénise and Molpré.

Web links

Commons : Mièges  - collection of images

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Population figures retrospectively from January 1, 2016