Mesnay () is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.[ INSEE commune file]
Population
Location
Mesnay is located in the Reculée des Planches gorge, 1.8 km from
Arbois, 3.4 km from Les Planches-près-Arbois
Economy
Five winemakers currently have their cellars in Mesnay, whose south-facing slopes, known as the Côteau des Nouvelles, are covered in vines:
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Domaine Martin Faudot (Michel Faudot)
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Domaine de la Cibellyne (Benoît Royer)
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Domaine Hughes Béguet (Patrice Béguet)
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Domaine des Bélemnites (Christian Melet)
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Thomas Popy
Since 2011 the premises of the former village school have been occupied by a Montessori nursery and primary school, Graine de Vie.
Places to Visit
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.
See also
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Communes of the Jura department
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