Poligny, Jura

{{short description|Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France}}

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{{Infobox French commune

|name = Poligny

|commune status = Commune

|image = Poligny - Jura - France.JPG

|caption = A general view of Poligny

|image flag = Flag of Montlucon.svg

|image coat of arms = Blason ville fr Poligny (Jura).svg

|coordinates = {{coord|46.8367|5.7086|format=dms|display=inline,title}}

|INSEE = 39434

|postal code = 39800

|arrondissement = Dole

|canton = Poligny

|mayor = Dominique Bonnet{{cite web|title=Répertoire national des élus: les maires|url=https://www.data.gouv.fr/fr/datasets/r/2876a346-d50c-4911-934e-19ee07b0e503|publisher=data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises|date=12 March 2025|language=fr}}

|term = 2025–2026

|elevation min m = 252

|elevation max m = 626

|area km2 = 51.48

|population = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_total}}

|population date = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_as_of}}

|population footnotes = {{France metadata Wikidata|population_footnotes}}

|intercommunality = CC Arbois, Poligny, Salins - Coeur du Jura

}}

Poligny ({{IPA|fr|pɔliɲi|-|LL-Q150 (fra)-Xenophôn-Poligny.wav}}) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.[https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/39434-poligny INSEE commune file]

The town stands at the foot of the first plateau of the Jura region, with limestone cliffs rising to its east and south, and a steephead valley leading to the village of Vaux-sur-Poligny to the east. On the cliffs to the east is a notable cave, known as "Le Trou de la Lune" (the Moonhole); on the cliffs to the south is a large cross, the "Croix du Dan". A network of hiking trails surrounds the town and provide routes to both these viewpoints, and the GR 59 long distance footpath runs through the town.

First Empire general Jean-Pierre Travot was born in Poligny; a statue in his honour stands in the principal square of the town, the Place des Déportés, and a road is named after him.

Poligny is served by the railway line from Besançon to Lons-le-Saunier.

The town is recognised as the "Capital of Comté", with a third of the region's production of this much-loved cheese being aged in the town's cellars. The town is also surrounded by vineyards, and is home to a number of independent wine producers as well as a cooperative. On 1 January 2025, the former commune of Vaux-sur-Poligny was merged into Poligny.{{Citation |title=Arrêté du 4 décembre 2024 portant création de la commune nouvelle de Poligny |url=https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2024/12/4/ATDB2434620A/jo/texte |access-date=15 January 2025|publisher=Légifrance}}