Mesnay
Mesnay | |
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 The town hall in Mesnay | |
 Location of Mesnay | |
Location within France Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Coordinates: 46°54′09″N 5°47′53″E / 46.9025°N 5.7981°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Jura |
| Arrondissement | Dole |
| Canton | Arbois |
| Intercommunality | CC Arbois Poligny Salins Coeur du Jura |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Pascal Drogrey |
Area 1 | 8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 600 m (2,000 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 303 m (994 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 579 |
| • Density | 69.6/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 39325 /39600 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Mesnay (French pronunciation: [mɛnɛ]; Arpitan: Moinney) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 578 | — |
| 1975 | 505 | −1.91% |
| 1982 | 530 | +0.69% |
| 1990 | 489 | −1.00% |
| 1999 | 567 | +1.66% |
| 2007 | 548 | −0.43% |
| 2012 | 556 | +0.29% |
| 2017 | 583 | +0.95% |
| 2023 | 579 | −0.11% |
| Source: INSEE | ||
Location
Mesnay is located in the Reculée des Planches gorge, 1.8 km from Arbois, 3.4 km from Les Planches-près-Arbois
Economy
Five winemakers currently have their cellars in Mesnay, whose south-facing slopes, known as the Côteau des Nouvelles, are covered in vines:
- Domaine Martin Faudot (Michel Faudot)
- Domaine de la Cibellyne (Benoît Royer)
- Domaine Hughes Béguet (Patrice Béguet)
- Domaine des Bélemnites (Christian Melet)
- Thomas Popy
Since 2011 the premises of the former village school have been occupied by a Montessori nursery and primary school, Graine de Vie.
Places to Visit
The Cartonnerie de Mesnay, Écomusée du carton et maison de l'abeille. Originally a cardboard factory, Hétier Père et Fils, founded in 1710 on the banks of the Cuisance river, this disaffected industrial site has since been cleaned up and transformed into a cultural site. The former cardboard works can be visited in the Écomusée du carton, whilst a small, neighbouring museum, the Maison de l'abeille, provides an interesting introduction to apiculture, which still thrives in the village. The site is now also home to a number of associations, artists and craftspeople, including sculptors, a puppet-theatre company and a business producing high-end tree houses.
Every Tuesday evening throughout July and August the village organises a popular outdoor food market.
See also
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