Lons-the-salt maker

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

Its inhabitants is called the Lédoniens .

Geography

The city sat with the foot of the first plate of the Jurassic massive in the east and the south, while to the west the plain extends from the Bresse and to north the vineyard. It is at equal distance from Besancon, Dijon, Borough-in-Bresse and Geneva while crossing the solid mass. Lons-the-salt maker is served by a39 highway, which puts it at one hour Dijon and at one hour and half of Lyon. Its station is on the line Strasbourg - Lyon.

The area Viticole extending to north is particularly famous, with in particular the Vignoble S of Castle-Trawl-net, Arbois, the Star and Poligny.

The first plate in the south and the east offers a tourist attraction with the lakes of Chalain, Clairvaux and Vouglans, and the stations of rather close medium mountains like Russet-red the.

History

Lons-the-salt maker is the prefecture of the department of the Jura, according to the law of the 2 pluviôse year VIII (March 29th 1800).

Administration

Demography

Economy

Lons-the-salt maker is the seat of the Chamber of commerce and industry of the Jura. It manages the Aéroport of Pares - Tavaux and the port.

Today, the economy of the Jura progressed considerably around two principal poles: Pares and Lons-The-Salt maker.

Lons-the-salt maker profits from his proximity with the Suisse and is located at the entry of tourist areas attended like the Regional natural park of the High-Jura. In addition, the position of crossroads of Lons-the-Salt maker between the geographical whole of the Jurassic plain and the first plates conferred a role of important commercial place to him.

The Airport of Lons-the-Salt maker - Courlaoux serves the city and its area. It is located on the communes of Courlaoux and Courlans.

Inheritance and museums

  • the theater

  • Thermal baths and the Park
  • Well-Salted the
  • the town hall
  • the chamber of commerce
  • Prefecture - fountain of Rome
  • General advice

  • the place of Freedom

  • the street of the Arcades
  • the place of the Comedy
  • the place Bichat

  • the statue of Mullet of Lisle

  • the statue of the general Lecourbe

  • the fountain with the dolphins - street Perrin

  • the fountain of the swan - place of November 11th
  • the fountain of the Saltworks
  • the fountain with the lions
  • the fountain street Lecourbe
  • the fountain places Bichat
  • the fountain of the street the Commercial

  • Museum of beautiful arts

  • Museum of archeology (sheltering the oldest dinosaur of France - 210 million years)
  • Museum Mullet-with-Lisle
  • Craftsmen 2000

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Famous characters

  • Rouget of Lisle was born on May 10th, 1760 with Lons-the-Salt maker to the 24 from the street of the Arcades.

  • Paul-Emile Victor passed his childhood to Lons-the-Salt maker.
  • Andre Renaudin, journalist born with Lons-the-Salt maker.
  • Jean Amadou was born on October 1st, 1929 with Lons-the-Salt maker.
  • Nicolas Philibert Desvernois
  • Bernard Clavel was born on May 29th, 1923 with Lons-the-Salt maker.
  • Philibert de Châlon
  • Rene Rémond
  • Maurice Jolly, lawyer, born in Lons-the-Salt maker, author of the Dialog to the hells between Machiavel and Montesquieu, which will be useful, after the death of the author, with the composition of a famous forgery: Protocols of wise of Sion.
  • Guy Canivet, member of the constitutional council and former president of the first court of appeal was born with Lons-the-Salt maker.
  • Michel Jouvet, neurobiologist, born on November 16th, 1925 with Lons-the-Salt maker, considered as one of the pioneers of the hypnologie.~
  • Antoine Prost is a historian born in 1933 with Lons-the-Salt maker.
  • Jean-Luc Mélenchon passed his childhood and began its militancy with Lons-the-salt maker

Twinnings

See too

  • Common of the Jura
  • Lons, commune of the Yrénées-Atlantiques

External bonds

  • Official site of the town of Lons-the-Salt maker

  • Lons-the-Salt maker on the site of the National Geographical Institute

  • Lons-the-Salt maker on the site of INSEE
  • Lons-the-Salt maker on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Lons-the-Salt maker on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Lons-the-Salt maker on Mapquest

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