Lavancia-Ã‰percy

Lavancia - Epercy is a commune in the French department of Jura in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Lavancia - Epercy is located at 325 m above sea level. M., about nine kilometers north of the city Oyonnax (air line). The village is located in the Jura, in the valley of Bienne, on the south side of the river in a valley, at the western foot of the ridge of the Roche de Joux.

The area of 10.56 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The central part is occupied by a 1.5 km wide valley widening of Bienne, which forms a syncline the Jura folds in geological terms. The Bienne flows from northeast to southwest through this valley widening, to then pass through a gorge cut the anticline of Maissiat chain. In the west, the area in the Bois de Cézinat ( 575 m above sea level. M. ) and the slope of the height of Montcusel enough. To the east, the municipality's area extends over the densely wooded escarpment ( Bois de la Balme ) to the edge of the height of the Roche de Joux. Here is 901 m above sea level. M. reached the highest elevation of Lavancia - Epercy. The area of Lavancia - Epercy is part of the Parc Naturel Régional du Haut- Jura.

To Lavancia - Epercy next to the village Lavancia includes several hamlets and isolated farms, including:

Epercy (330 m above sea level. M. ) in the north valley widening of Bienne
Rhien (360 m above sea level. M. ) increased slightly at the southern edge of the valley widening of Lavancia

Neighboring communities of Lavancia - Epercy are Jeurre in the north, Vaux- lès -Saint- Claude and Viry to the east, the south and Dortan Chancia and Montcusel in the West.

History

The territory of Lavancia - Epercy was already inhabited during the Roman period. The place name Lavancia goes back to the Gallic word Avantia (Bach, source). Until 1801 the town was called L' Avanciat. By agglutination of the French article, the current spelling was. Ecclesiastical belonged Lavancia since the Middle Ages to the parish Dortan.

To territorial changes occurred in 1822, when the previously independent community Rhien was incorporated into Lavancia. In the same year Epercy was incorporated along with Douvres after Jeurre. Epercy 1950 but was again separated and merged with Lavancia which bares the double name Lavancia - Epercy. In July 1944, the church was looted by German troops and almost completely destroyed. The actual reconstruction was completed only at the beginning of the 1950s.

Attractions

The Church of Lavancia, a large wooden building was constructed for the international timber exhibition in Lyon and transferred in 1952 from Lyon to Lavancia. From the medieval castle of Epercy ruins of the keep and the enclosure are obtained.

Population

With 651 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Lavancia - Epercy one of the small towns in the Jura. After the population was always in the first half of the 20th century at about 140 people, a striking increase in population was recorded since the 1950s. Since then, the population has increased fivefold about.

Economy and infrastructure

Lavancia - Epercy was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by the agriculture and forestry through the village. In addition, there are now a number of companies of small and medium industry, including companies in the plastics industry and a hydroelectric power plant at the Bienne. Many workers are also commuters who principally engaged in the larger towns of the environment in Oyonnax their work.

The village has good transport links. It lies on the main road that leads from Oyonnax to Saint -Claude. The nearest links to the motorway A404 ( Saint -Martin- du- Frêne - Oyonnax ) is located at a distance of about 7 km. Lavancia - Epercy has a station on the railway line from Oyonnax to Saint -Claude. It lies on the border of the departments of Jura and Ain and is managed jointly with Dortan.

Commune in the department of Jura
Place in Franche -Comté

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Saint-Claude Cantons of France Postal codes in France France Viry (Jura) Gaulish language Rebracketing Saint-Claude (Jura) A404 autoroute Lajoux, Jura, France Saint-Lupicin Villard-Saint-Sauveur Villard-sur-Bienne

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