The county of Poligny in figures
Around 40% larger than the Principality of Liechtenstein but three times less populated, the historic county of Poligny is a territory of wide open spaces where today forests, lakes, vineyards and dairy farming follow one another.
The economy of the county of Poligny has remarkable assets:
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The territory covers a good part of the Jura vineyards .
The production of Jura wine amounted in 2010 to around 100 000 hl including 25 % reds and rosés, 50 % of whites including the famous "yellow wine" and 20 % Jura crémant to which must be added the macvin (3 %) and the sweet straw wine produced with dried grapes.
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Agriculture, its fruit farms (village cheese dairies) and the "Comté" also participate in it through the establishment of major traders of this cheese which gives the town the name of " Comté cheese capital ".
Comté is the best-selling appellation cheese in France. The production of the Comté continues to increase, 1.5 million wheels produced each year and no industrial manufacture.
2,600 farms are involved in the production of this raw milk cheese.
The city of Poligny hosts the ENILBIO, derived from the ENIL, National School of Dairy Industry .
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With nearly 70,000 overnight stays (2015), tourism contributes significantly to the economy.
The county of Poligny mainly attracts northern Europeans in search of authenticity and splendid and unspoiled nature. Belgians, Dutch, Germans and British form the bulk of the leading peloton followed by Swiss neighbors.
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