Sapois (Jura)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | law | |
| Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier | |
| Canton | Champagnole | |
| Community association | Champagnole Nozeroy Jura | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 45 ' N , 5 ° 57' E | |
| height | 548-750 m | |
| surface | 3.56 km 2 | |
| Residents | 374 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 105 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 39300 | |
| INSEE code | 39503 | |
Sapois is a commune in the French department of Jura in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Sapois is located at 623 m , about three kilometers east of the city of Champagnole (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , in a cleared island of the Bois de Sapois, on a slope sloping slightly to the west above the Loudaine valley opposite Mont Rivel, east of the Champagnole plain.
The area of the 3.56 km² municipal area covers a section of the French Jura. The northern border runs along the Loudaine , a brook which, deepened in an erosion valley, flows to the west and feeds its water to the Ain . From the brook, the community area extends southward over the slope of Sapois to the extensive forest of the Bois de Sapois ( 736 m ). This height is limited in the east by the valley of a side stream of the Loudaine. A small portion of the municipality's soil lies east of this depression, with the highest elevation of Sapois being reached at 750 m on the slope at the height of Lent .
Neighboring municipalities of Sapois are Équevillon in the north, Lent in the east, Bourg-de-Sirod in the south and Champagnole in the west.
history
The municipality of Sapois was already populated during the Gallo-Roman period. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the domain of Château-Vilain. Together with Franche-Comté , it came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 173 |
| 1968 | 213 |
| 1975 | 241 |
| 1982 | 272 |
| 1990 | 310 |
| 1999 | 287 |
| 2004 | 312 |
With 374 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Sapois is one of the small communities in the Jura department. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been around 130 people, there has been a significant increase in population since the early 1960s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Sapois was a village dominated by agriculture and forestry. In addition, there are now some local small businesses. In the meantime the village has turned into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area, mainly in Champagnole.
The village is located off the main thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Champagnole to Sirod .
