Poligny, Jura

French commune
nomcommune=Poligny


caption=The church at Poligny, from the footpath to the Moonhole


x=199
y=130
lat_long=coord|46|50|12|N|5|42|31|E|region:FR_type:city
insee=39434
cp=39800
région=Franche-Comté
département=Jura
arrondissement=Lons-le-Saunier
canton=Poligny (chief town)
maire=
mandat=
alt mini=252 m
alt maxi=626 m
km²=50.22
sans=4,511
date-sans=1999
dens=90|

Poligny is a town and commune in the Jura "département", in the French region of Franche-Comté.

The town stands on the edge of the "Premier Plateau" of the Jura region, with limestone cliffs rising to its east and south, and a steephead valley leading to the village of Vaux-sur-Poligny to the east. On the cliffs to the east is a notable cave, known as "Le Trou de la Lune" (the Moonhole); on the cliffs to the south is a large cross, the "Croix du Dan". A network of hiking trails surrounds the town and provide routes to both these viewpoints, and the GR 59 long distance footpath runs through the town.

Notable individuals associated with the town include the revolutionary and First Empire general Jean-Pierre Travot; a statue in his honour stands in the principal square of the town, the Place des Déportés, and a road is named after him.

Poligny is served by the railway line from Besançon to Lons-le-Saunier.

Demographics

As of the census of 1999, the population was formatnum:4511.
The estimation for 2004 was formatnum:4377.

Gallery

ee also

*Communes of the Jura department

References

* [http://www.insee.fr/en/home/home_page.asp INSEE] en icon
* [http://www.ign.fr/rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1&lng_id=EN IGN] en icon