Mesnay

Mesnay (French pronunciation: [mɛnɛ]) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

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:

Domaine Martin Faudot (Michel Faudot)
Domaine de la Cibellyne (Benoît Royer)
Domaine Hughes Béguet (Patrice Béguet)
Domaine des Bélemnites (Christian Melet)
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.