Saint-Amour
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | law | |
| Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier | |
| Canton | Saint-Amour | |
| Community association | Porte du Jura | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 26 ' N , 5 ° 21' E | |
| height | 200-446 m | |
| surface | 11.65 km 2 | |
| Residents | 2,378 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 204 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 39160 | |
| INSEE code | 39475 | |
 Parish Church of Saint-Amateur et Saint-Viateur |
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Saint-Amour is a French commune with a population of 2,378 (1 January 2017) in the department of Jura in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier and the canton of Saint-Amour .
geography
The municipality of Saint-Amour is located in the Bresse jurassienne at the foot of the westernmost foothills of the Jura , 33 kilometers south of Lons-le-Saunier and 29 kilometers north of Bourg-en-Bresse . The municipality, which is crossed by the Ruisseau de Besançon , a tributary of the Solnan , borders on the Saône-et-Loire and Ain departments .
history
A fortress was built in the Middle Ages; it was destroyed after the Peace of Nijmegen (1678) and the annexation of Franche-Comté in France.
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 |
| Residents | 2,221 | 2,508 | 2,566 | 2,399 | 2,200 | 2,102 | 2,247 |
Attractions
- old pharmacy ( l'apothicairerie )
- Saint-Amateur et Saint-Viateur parish church from the 15th and 17th centuries, classified as a monument historique
- Saint-Guillaume Tower ( la Tour Saint-Guillaume ), named after William of Saint-Amour from the 13th and 16th centuries, Monument historique
- Courtrooms and prisons ( l'auditoire et prisons de Saint-Amour ) from the 1730s, Monument historique
- Saint-Denis church in the Allonal district
Personalities
- Jeanne Hatto (1879–1958), opera singer (soprano)
- Claude-Marie Meunier (1770–1846), infantry general
Individual evidence
- ^ Parish church of Saint-Amateur et Saint-Viateur in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Tour Guillaume in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
- ↑ Courtrooms and prisons in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)
Web links
Commons : Saint-Amour (Jura) - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: S. Amour in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian) - sources and full texts
