Mesnay | |
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 The town hall in Mesnay | |
 Location of Mesnay | |
  Mesnay  Mesnay | |
| Coordinates:46°54′09″N5°47′53″E / 46.9025°N 5.7981°E /46.9025; 5.7981 | |
| 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[1] |
Area 1 | 8.32 km2 (3.21 sq mi) |
| Population (2022)[2] | 577 |
| • Density | 69.4/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 39325 /39600 |
| Elevation | 303–600 m (994–1,969 ft) |
| 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]) is acommune in theJuradepartment inBourgogne-Franche-Comté in easternFrance.[3]
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 578 | — |
| 1975 | 505 | −1.91% |
| 1982 | 530 | +0.69% |
| 1990 | 489 | −1.00% |
| 1999 | 567 | +1.66% |
| 2009 | 553 | −0.25% |
| 2014 | 572 | +0.68% |
| 2020 | 574 | +0.06% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Mesnay is located in the Reculée des Planches gorge, 1.8 km fromArbois, 3.4 km fromLes Planches-près-Arbois
Five winemakers currently have their cellars in Mesnay, whose south-facing slopes, known as the Côteau des Nouvelles, are covered in vines:
Since 2011 the premises of the former village school have been occupied by a Montessori nursery and primary school, Graine de Vie.
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 very popular outdoor food market.
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