Molinges

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

Geography

Molinges is located on 360 m above sea level. M., 8 km west-southwest of the town of Saint- Claude ( straight line ). The village is located in the Jura, in the valley of Bienne, slightly elevated on a terrace on the south side of the river in a valley widening, Nordostfuß on the ridge of the Roche de Joux.

The area of 2.57 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The central part is occupied by a 1 km wide valley widening of Bienne, which here flows from east to west through the flat valley floor. The flood plain is flanked by steep and partially traversed by bands of rock slopes on both sides. In the south, the boundary runs along the edge of the plateau of Rogna; here is 686 m above sea level. M. reached the highest elevation of Molinges. The eastern boundary is formed by the Longviry, the addition occurs above Molinges of a deep valley in the valley widening of Bienne. The area of Molinges is part of the Parc Naturel Régional du Haut- Jura.

Neighboring communities of Molinges are Pratz in the north, Chassal in the east, and Larrivoire Rogna in the south and Vaux- lès -Saint -Claude in the West.

History

Since the 9th century Molinges belonged to the territory of the abbey of Saint -Claude. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. Since the Middle Ages and until the end of the 19th century Molinges served as a major trading center. The defeated in the High Jura logs were transported in the port of Molinges in the Bienne and then floated down to Lyon. At the beginning of the industrialization of the place was the establishment of a Marmorschleiferei in 1827, was edited in 1975 to marble and limestone from the area. This Marbrerie by Nicolas Gauthier has performed significant interior jobs.

Population

With 665 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Molinges one of the small towns in the Jura. Once the population has consistently had in the first half of the 20th century in the region of 500 people, a significant population increase was recorded after a temporary decline since the beginning of the 1960s.

Economy and infrastructure

Molinges has long been a predominantly coined by farming village. In addition, there are now a number of companies of small and medium industry, including companies in the plastics industry and the manufacturing glasses. Many workers are also commuters who principally engaged in the larger towns of the environment in Oyonnax and Saint- Claude their work.

The village has good transport links. It lies on the main road that leads from Oyonnax to Saint -Claude. Further road links exist with Viry and Vulvoz. The nearest links to the motorway A404 ( Saint -Martin- du- Frêne - Oyonnax ) is located at a distance of around 17 km. Molinges has a station on the railway line from Oyonnax to 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) Pratz, Jura Viry (Jura) A404 autoroute Lajoux, Jura, France Saint-Lupicin Villard-Saint-Sauveur Villard-sur-Bienne

578945