Poligny, Jura
Poligny | |
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A general view of Poligny | |
Location of Poligny | |
| Coordinates: 46°50′12″N 5°42′31″E / 46.8367°N 5.7086°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Jura |
| Arrondissement | Dole |
| Canton | Poligny |
| Intercommunality | CC Arbois, Poligny, Salins - Coeur du Jura |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2025–2026) | Dominique Bonnet |
Area 1 | 51.48 km2 (19.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2022) | 4,089 |
| • Density | 79/km2 (210/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 39434 /39800 |
| Elevation | 252–626 m (827–2,054 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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Poligny (French pronunciation: [pɔliɲi] ⓘ) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
The town stands at the foot of the first 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.
First Empire general Jean-Pierre Travot was born in Poligny; 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.
The town is recognised as the "Capital of Comté", with a third of the region's production of this much-loved cheese being aged in the town's cellars. The town is also surrounded by vineyards, and is home to a number of independent wine producers as well as a cooperative. On 1 January 2025, the former commune of Vaux-sur-Poligny was merged into Poligny.