LeschÃ¨res

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

Geography

Leschères lies 750 m above sea level. M., about eight kilometers north-northwest of the town of Saint- Claude ( a straight line ). The farming village extends in the Jura, in a depression at the eastern foot of the Bois de la Sourde, in the wooded area in the western high Jura, west of Taleinschnitts of Bienne.

The area of 8.19 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The landscape is dominated by natural features such as ridges and troughs that are oriented towards south-southwest - north- northeast, according to the strike of the Jura Mountains in the area. The central part of the area occupied by the basin of Leschères, which has no surface drainage, because the rainwater seeps into the porous limestone substrate. Is flanked this basin in the southeast from the back of the Bois de Cuttura (880 m above sea level. M. ) and in the north by the elongated ridge of the Bois de la Sourde, on 1064 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Leschères is achieved. By a narrow range of hills, the area is separated from the eastern swamp near Les Prés -de- Valfin. To the north, the municipality's area extends in a longitudinal recess and up to the ridge of the Bois de la Joux Devant (1000 m above sea level. M. ). The area of Leschères is part of the Parc Naturel Régional du Haut- Jura.

To Leschères addition to the actual site include various hamlets and farm groups, including:

Vichaumois (780 m above sea level. M. ) at the northern foot of the Bois de Cuttura
Angelon (790 m above sea level. M. ) in an elevated position on the eastern edge of the basin of Leschères
Granges de la Landoz (880 m above sea level. M. ) in a valley between the Bois de la Sourde and the Bois de la Joux Devant

Neighboring communities of Leschères are Piards and Les Chaux -des- Prés in the north, La Rixouse and Saint- Claude in the east, the south and Ravilloles Les Crozets in the West.

History

Findings point to a settlement of the municipality of Leschères already during the Neolithic. Since the Middle Ages the village belonged to the dominion of the Abbey of Saint -Claude. Together with the Franche -Comté Leschères came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.

Attractions

The present village church of Leschères was built in the 19th century.

Population

With 208 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Leschères one of the small towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1906 310 persons were still counted ), a significant population increase has been recorded since the beginning of the 1990s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Leschères was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by agriculture, especially livestock and dairy farming, as well as by the forestry village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, especially in Saint -Claude their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads from Lavans -lès -Saint -Claude Saint- Laurent -en- Grandvaux. Further road links exist with Les Piards and Valfin -lès -Saint -Claude.

Commune in the department of Jura
Place in Franche -Comté

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Saint-Claude Cantons of France Postal codes in France Saint-Claude (Jura) Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux Lajoux, Jura, France Saint-Lupicin Villard-Saint-Sauveur Villard-sur-Bienne

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