Nozeroy
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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 ° 46 ′ N , 6 ° 2 ′ E | |
| height | 660-834 m | |
| surface | 3.74 km 2 | |
| Residents | 437 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 117 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 39250 | |
| INSEE code | 39391 | |
 Town hall and school building |
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Nozeroy is a commune in the French department of Jura in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the canton of Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux in the arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier .
geography
Nozeroy is located at 792 m , about ten kilometers east-northeast of the city of Champagnole (as the crow flies). The town extends in the Jura , on a hill in the Val de Mièges, between the valley lowlands of Serpentine in the north and Settière in the south.
The area of the 3.74 km² large municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The hill of Nozeroy, which rises around 60 m from the surrounding valleys, forms the central part of the area. It is connected to the height of Longcochon by a ridge extending to the east. At 834 m , the highest point of Nozeroy is reached on the ridge west of Longcochon. The municipal area is bounded in the north and west by the serpentine and in the south by its tributary Settière . Both brooks flow with a winding course through wide valley lowlands, which are mostly made up of meadow land. The municipal area extends with a narrow tip to the south along the serpentine to the wooded valley basin in which the Ain rises with a karst spring (Vaucluse type).
Neighboring communities of Nozeroy are Mièges and Molpré in the north, Longcochon in the east, Rix and La Favière in the south and Conte and Doye in the west.
history
Nozeroy, founded in the Middle Ages, was the center of a barony that encompassed the Val de Mièges and belonged to the lords of Châlon-Arlay. The castle was built in the 13th century. During this time, Nozeroy was surrounded by a fortification belt and granted city rights. In the following period, Nozeroy became an important center of the region, which at the beginning of the 16th century had around 1200 inhabitants and was the location of two hospitals. It was the place of residence of Philip the Good , Louis XI. and Charles the Bold . In 1530 sovereignty passed from the Châlon-Arlay to the House of Orange-Nassau by marriage .
The town's gradual decline began with the plague epidemics in the 16th century. In 1639 Nozeroy was captured and sacked by troops of the Duke of Saxe-Weimar . Together with Franche-Comté , the town came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Nozeroy was badly affected by a city fire in 1815.
Attractions
To this day, Nozeroy has retained the character of a medieval town. It is characterized by beautiful town houses, some of which are equipped with arcades and some of which go back to the 15th century ( Gothic ). Remains of the wall from the 13th century have been preserved. The Porte de l'Horloge, a 32 m high gate tower built in 1450 (main entrance to the town) and the Porte Nods from the 15th century with a drawbridge also belong to the city fortifications. The castle, originally from the 13th century, was restored and redesigned in 1424 and destroyed in 1754; The ruins on the southwest edge of the town have been preserved.
The collegiate church of Saint-Antoine dates from the 14th century, but was rebuilt and expanded several times in the following period. It is richly decorated , including statues from the 15th and 16th centuries. The chapel of the Sainte-Barbe hospital has a bell tower from 1523, a flamboyant portal, a wooden statue of Christ (16th century) and various goldsmiths from the 18th century. The monumental buildings of the Minorite Monastery were built until 1642.
One of the natural attractions is the karst spring of the Ain ( Source de l'Ain ).
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 433 |
| 1968 | 416 |
| 1975 | 431 |
| 1982 | 429 |
| 1990 | 416 |
| 1999 | 422 |
| 2005 | 398 |
With 437 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Nozeroy is one of the small communities in the Jura department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (815 people were still counted in 1886), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the beginning of the 1950s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Nozeroy has always been a town shaped by agriculture and retail. Today there are various small-scale businesses, mainly in the retail and cheese-making sectors. Nozeroy is the location of a hospital and a secondary school. Many workers are also commuters who go to work in the larger towns in the near and far vicinity.
The village is located away from the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Censeau to Les Planches-en-Montagne . Further road connections exist with Molpré, Longcochon, Rix and Doye.
regional customs
Since 1986, the Assaut des Remparts festival has been held every July in July , with which medieval culture and traditions are upheld.
Web links
- Tourist information about Nozeroy (French)