Bonnefontaine

Bonnefontaine is a little village in Jura of 86 inhabitants (INSEE 1999). It is located in the core of the first plateau of Jura in edge of the Côte de l'Heute to 580 meters of altitude. In addition to its center, the village includes a hamlet : Le Patouillet. There used to be another one, La Vermillère, but this locality is currently uninhabited. The local agriculture is traditionally turned towards dairy breeding used for the manufacture of a regional cheese, the Comté.

[edit] History

Until 1897, the name of the village udes to be "Les Faisses" (similar to fesses : buttocks, in French). On that date, this name, considered as defamatory was replaced by Bonnefontaine, in reference to the three stone fountains of the village.

[edit] Administration

List of the successive mayors
Period	Identity	Political party
March 2001	Pierre Barisaux
The former data are not yet known.

[edit] Demography

Bonnefontaine, December the twelfth by Rémi Albouy, 2004

Population trend
1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999
73	107	86	97	98	84
Numbers retained from 1962 : Population sans doubles comptes

[edit] Monuments

Several remarkable monuments deserve to be mentioned : three fountains; a beautiful church of the 15th century with a lava roof; a mansion with a tower and a stone turret; and a convent of Dominican sisters whose garden is registered with the pre-inventory of the historic buildings. Moreover, the old chalet (co-operative cheese dairy) was turned into the "Maison du Premier plateau" which shelters the seat of the Community of the "Communauté de Communes du Premier Plateau", a tourist information center and a showroom.

[edit] Economy

Three companies are situated in Bonnefontaine : a sheep-fold, a tablettery and a farm located at the "Patouillet", hamlet being with less than 500 meters of the village.