Baume-les-Messieurs, Jura, France

Baume-les-Messieurs, Jura, France

Baume-les-Messieurs, whose inhabitants are called Baumois and Baumoises, is a small commune in the north-east of France, located in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has been awarded the label "Les plus beaux villages de France et de la région Franche-Comté".

Part of the "Coteaux de la Haute Seille" community of municipalities, Baume-les-Messieurs is located at the bottom of a cirque, surrounded by 100-metre-high cliffs that cut into the first Jura plateau: it is one of the most famous remote areas of the Jura. Its 197 inhabitants live on a total area of 13 km2 with a density of 15 inhabitants per km2 and an average altitude of 300 m.
The neighbouring towns are Granges-sur-Baume, Crançot, Vevy, Nevy-sur-Seille and Pannessières.
The nearest large town to Baume-les-Messieurs is Dole, 45 kilometres east of the town. The nearest train station to Baume-les-Messieurs is Domblans (7 kilometres), Lons-le-Saunier (8 kilometres), Saint-Lothain (13 kilometres), Poligny (16 kilometres).

HERITAGE

Religious heritage

• The Saint-Jean-Baptiste churchThe former parish church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste has been listed as a historical monument since 1998. It is located in a place called La Peyrouse, a part of the village with the abbey, at the entrance to the exceptional site of the Baume-les-Messieurs reculée, one of the most characteristic in the Jura. According to archaeologists, the site of the church and the cemetery was occupied by a Gallo-Roman construction and it is likely that the site of the church has been in use since the end of antiquity. The three lower levels of the bell tower-porch can be attributed to a 16th century building campaign. The church was rebuilt in the first half of the 18th century, the nave shortly before 1739, and then the rest with some structural differences. Two side chapels were then added symmetrically to the choir bay, forming a false transept. The porch bell tower was raised by one floor in 1770. The vault of the south side chapel was rebuilt in 1895. It is preceded by a porch belfry; the gable roof covers the side chapels. The lava stones preserved on the roof are in keeping with the cliffs of the site. Note the moulded porch door and the side door with Ionic pilasters. Inside, there is a single nave covered with groin vaults received by Tuscan pilasters. The choir retains an altarpiece and panelling with painted canvases, and the nave retains numerous tombstones.

• St Peter's AbbeySaint-Pierre Abbey: this is an ancient Benedictine abbey located in the commune of Baume-les-Messieurs, whose first mentions date back to the 9th century, when an ancient monastery was restored under the direction of Abbot Bernon, who came from Gigny and then left Baume in 909-910 to found the great Burgundian abbey of Cluny. Initially the "Mother of Cluny", Baume became, not without conflict, its daughter in the 12th century. The Abbey has been partially classified as a historical monument since 1862 and has been listed since 1929 and 1933.

• The Notre-Dame Chapel

• The Gindre Chapel Dating from the 19th century, it is located in the Roche area.

• The cross of La Peyrouse (cemetery): dating from the 15th century.

• The cross of Pré Saint-Jean dating from the 16th century, has been listed as a historic monument since 1907.

• La croixdu Pois Cross of the Pea: dating from the 16th and 19th centuries, it is located in the Pré Saint-Jean and has been listed since 1907. The site has also been listed since 1964.

• The oratory of La Toupe Dating from the 19th century, the site has been listed since 1964.

• The oratory of Champ du Bri Oratory: dating from the 19th century, the site has been listed since 1964.

Civil heritage

• The old bridge over the Seille (13th century): listed as a historic monument since 1929

The sites listed on theIGPC since 1964:

• Farms from the 16th to 18th centuries.

• Manor house (15th century).

• La Peyrouse bridge over the Seille (19th century).

• Favroz Bridge 1, over the Seille (19th century). It has also been listed as a historic monument since 1929.

• Bridge 2 at Favroz, on the Seille (19th century).

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