Arbois
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Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
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| Coordinates: 46°54′13″N 5°46′29″E / 46.9036°N 5.7747°ECoordinates: 46°54′13″N 5°46′29″E / 46.9036°N 5.7747°E | |||
| Country | France | ||
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | ||
| Department | Jura | ||
| Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier | ||
| Canton | Arbois | ||
| Intercommunality | Val de la Cuisance | ||
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Bernard Amiens | ||
| Area1 | 45.42 km2 (17.54 sq mi) | ||
| Population (2010)2 | 3,520 | ||
| • Density | 77/km2 (200/sq mi) | ||
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | ||
| INSEE/Postal code | 39013 /39600 | ||
| Elevation | 246–613 m (807–2,011 ft) (avg. 293 m or 961 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Arbois is a French commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. The Cuisance River passes through the town, which has some pretty streets lined with ancient houses. The town centres on an arcaded central square where one can sample the local wines.
The commune has been awarded two flowers by the National Council of Towns and Villages in Bloom in the Competition of cities and villages in Bloom.
Arbois is located some 40 km southwest of Besançon and 30 km southeast of Dole. It has a typical Revermont landscape. The plain is mainly used for cropping of cereals on medium-sized plots of land. The lower slopes consist mainly of meadows surrounded by small hedges for dairy farming. There are some vineyards in the same area. The rest of the hills is occupied by small vineyards with a few scattered meadows. The top of the hills and the plateau are heavily forested.
Access to the commune is by Route nationale N83 which comes from Mouchard in the north and passes through the town before continuing south to Buvilly. The D469 goes west from the village to Mathenay and the D107 goes east to Mesnay. The D14 goes north to Villers-Farlay and the D246 goes south to Pupillin.
The town is about 40 minutes drive from Dole (35 km), Besançon (48 km) and Lons-le-Saunier (38 km). It takes about 1 hour 30 minutes to Geneva and 1 hour 45 minutes to Lyon.
The railway station is just north of the town and all TER Franche-Comté (Besançon-Lyon) trains serve this station. The nearest TGV station is at Mouchard on the Paris-Switzerland line.
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