Jougne

Jougne is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Jougne
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Jougne
Jougne
Jougne
Coordinates: 46°45′51″N 6°23′19″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
ArrondissementPontarlier
CantonFrasne
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Michel Morel
Area
1
29.03 km2 (11.21 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
1,858
 • Density64/km2 (170/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
25318 /25370
Elevation809–1,463 m (2,654–4,800 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune is situated 19 km (12 mi) from Pontarlier and 4.5 km (2.8 mi) from the Swiss border. It lies in the Jura Mountains, which form the border between France and Switzerland.

It dominates the valley of the Jougnena. From Piquemiette, there are views of the Alps.

History
Jougne church

In the Middle Ages, Jougne was an important toll station on the road to Italy. Of the ancient fortifications, a gate and ramparts, as well as ruins of the fort, remain.

The chapel of Saint Maurice dates from the twelfth century and has a Carolingian crypt.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962744—    
1968815+9.5%
1975858+5.3%
1982866+0.9%
19901,162+34.2%
19991,198+3.1%
20081,376+14.9%
20121,470+6.8%

Tourism

Jougne is a tourist town noted for winter sports. The ski resort of Piquemiette caters to alpine skiers, but there are also hiking and cross-country ski trails in the forest of la Joux.

There is also an animal museum and numerous hotels and restaurants.

Twin towns — sister cities

Jougne is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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