Patornay
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | law | |
| Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier | |
| Canton | Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux | |
| Community association | Pays des Lacs | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 35 ' N , 5 ° 42' E | |
| height | 429-479 m | |
| surface | 1.80 km 2 | |
| Residents | 140 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 78 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 39130 | |
| INSEE code | 39408 | |
Patornay is a commune in the French department of Jura in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Patornay is located at 442 m , about 15 kilometers southeast of the city of Lons-le-Saunier (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , in the valley of the Combe d'Ain, east of the course of the Ain opposite Pont-de-Poitte , at the northern end of the Lac de Vouglans reservoir .
The area of the 1.80 km² large municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The western border runs along the Ain, which flows from a broad, flat floodplain into a valley sunk around 60 m into the surrounding plateaus and is dammed up by the Vouglans dam to form a long lake. At the northernmost end near Patornay, this lake is hardly wider than the former river bed. In the north, the Drouvenant , which flows into the Ain a little above Patornay, marks the demarcation. From these two rivers the community area extends eastward over a 30 m high slope to the adjacent plateau, on which the highest elevation of Patornay is reached at 479 m .
Neighboring communities of Patornay are Charézier and Vertamboz in the north, Boissia in the east and south and Pont-de-Poitte and Mesnois in the west.
history
Patornay is first mentioned in a document in the 13th century. The village has belonged to the Clairvaux barony since the Middle Ages. Together with Franche-Comté , it came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 |
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| Residents | 201 | 192 | 172 | 173 | 162 | 170 | 140 |
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With 140 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Patornay is one of the smallest communities in the Jura department. After the population had always been around 200 in the first half of the 20th century, it decreased slightly overall in the second half.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Patornay was a predominantly agricultural village. 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. Patornay is the location of a campsite in the area where the Drouvenant meets the Ain.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main road N78, which leads from Lons-le-Saunier to Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux . Further road connections exist with Clairvaux-les-Lacs and Soucia .
