Nozeroy

Nozeroy is a common French, located in the department of the the Jura and the area Franche-Comté.

Geography

Located in height, Nozeroy accommodated a strong Château today in ruins. Nozeroy had its hour of glory with the Moyen-âge, under the dynasty of the Trawl-nets, princes d' Orange. It controlled the access roads towards the Suisse and the exploitation of the salt.

River near: the Serpentine .

History

Jean de Chalon chooses a site height, justifiable near the road of the salt, which the Saline ones in Jougne allows the commercial exchanges and cultural between Burgundy and Switzerland and beyond between the Flanders and Italy. Jean de Chalon creates then in 1262 in the center of his field, a fortress from where its policy is led and are managed its goods: Nozeroy.

Administration

Demography

Activities

One finds there a Hôpital and many small Commerce S, but not of Gare. The college Gilbert Cousin, accommodates 143 pupils in 7 classes. The buildings, property of the General advice of the Jura are restructured since 2006.

Places and monuments

there is a station with Nozeroy well, it is currently used for services of the State. It was located on the line of the Secondary lines of the Jura, of Champagnole to Boujailles until at May 1st, 1949.

One can while following the path interpretation to discover many monuments of which some are registered with the additional inventory of the historic buildings: the vestiges of the ramparts, doors (carries of Nods and Tour of the Clock), the ruins of the Castle, collegial Saint-Anthony…

Festivals

  • Since 1986 takes place, each year, a Fête under the name “With the attack of the rampart S”, which proposes the local culture and traditions.

  • In 2007, from Friday, June 29 to July 2nd, the city will put at the honor Gilbert Cousin born in 1507 in Nozeroy.

Personalities related to the commune

  • Jean de Chalon (1190-1267), known as Jean the Antique

  • Louis 1st of Trawl-net-Arlay (1390-1463)
  • Loyse of Savoy (….- 1503)
  • Jean IV of Trawl-net-Arlay (1443-1502)
  • Philibert de Chalon (1502-1530)
  • Gilbert Cousin (1507-1572), known as Cognatus secretary of Erasme

See too

  • Common of the Jura

External bonds

  • Nozeroy on the site of the National Geographical Institute
  • Nozeroy on the site of INSEE
  • Nozeroy on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Nozeroy on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Nozeroy on Mapquest

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