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Poligny is famous for its Bleu de Gex Haut-Jura. This blue-veined cheese comes in the form of a wheel 31 to 35 cm in diameter and weighs between 6 and 9 kg. Its rind is whitish, even yellowish, and stamped with the word GEX. Its paste is white to ivory, marbled with well-distributed pale blue-green molds. The taste of Bleu de Gex is balanced in salt, slightly bitter, with lactic and mushroom notes. For cheese lovers, it's worth trying the old Bleu de Gex, called Perrachu or Perassu in local dialect, which is more mature and has more intense flavors. Bleu de Gex Haut-Jura benefits from an Appellation d'Origine Protégée (AOP), guaranteeing that all stages of production take place within the Appellation's delimited geographical area.

Bleu de Gex was the first raw cow's milk cheese to be officially protected in 1935 . If only four cheese dairies (Haut-Jura and Ain) made this blue cheese, the GAEC Label Granges in Poizat joined the circle in December 2021. It has the particularity of making its Bleu de Gex on the farm, thus reviving a farming tradition lost since the early 1980s. You will find on the site the history, the manufacturing and the recipe ideas of the bleu de Gex, symbol of the rural activity and carrier of the heritage.

Located in front of the Jacques Brel elementary school, the Bernard Clavel Media Library is an essential meeting place for the inhabitants of Poligny. It offers, on 470^m2, spaces adapted to all publics: adult, youth, press, multimedia. Its collection, regularly renewed, includes 11,000 printed documents, press titles, and more than 1,000 multimedia supports (CDs, DVDs, audio books). Users can also consult old and heritage documents. Finally, meetings are organized throughout the year (workshops, meetings, conferences, etc.).