Saint-Maurice-Crillat

Saint- Maurice- Crillat is a commune in the French department of Jura in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Saint- Maurice- Crillat is located at 760 m above sea level. M., approximately 25 km east-southeast of the town of Lons -le- Saunier (air line). The village is located in the Jura, on a gently sloping plateau to the west to the east of Ain Valley, at the foot of the chains of the high Jura with the Forêt de Prénovel.

The area of 20.79 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The western part of the area occupied by the plateau of Saint- Maurice, the average at 750 m above sea level. M. lies, is inclined slightly to the west and has only minor relief differences. The boundaries of this plateau in the southwest by the deep valley of the Drouvenant, the municipal boundary generally runs above the escarpment. The north of Saint -Maurice, a ridge jutting out to the west on the plateau. Just north, the valley of the Ronay, a page of Bach's Sirene. The river forms the northern boundary of the parish.

During the plateau of Saint- Maurice is a loose structure of meadow land, farmland and little forest, extending to the eastern part of extensive and sometimes impassable forest areas. These include the Forêt de la Crochère in the south of the village and Forêt de Prénovel, Bois de Trémontagne and Bois des Mouillères in the east. They cover a broad ridge, which is oriented in south-south - north- north-east direction according to the strike of the Jura Mountains in the area. With 1135 m above sea level. M. is achieved on the ridge of the Bois des Mouillères the highest elevation of Saint- Maurice- Crillat.

The twin town of Saint -Maurice- Crillat consists of the following villages:

Saint- Maurice ( 760 m above sea level. M. ) on the plateau
Crillat ( 7670 m above sea level. M. ) east at the edge of the plateau of the Drouvenant Valley
Trétu (750 m above sea level. M. ) north of the crest of Saint- Maurice above the valley of Ronay

Neighboring municipalities of Saint- Maurice- Crillat are Bonlieu in the north, La Chaux -du- Dombief and Saint-Pierre in the East, Grande- Rivière, Prénovel and Châtel- de -Joux in the south and La Frasnée and Cogna in the West.

History

By the year 1298 Saint- Maurice was one of the gentlemen of Clairvaux and Crillat, then it made with Crillat own rule. In the early 14th century, Saint- Maurice certain freedom rights were granted. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.

During the French Revolution the place was called Mont Fleury. For boundary changes and other name changes occurred in the 19th and 20th centuries. 1822 previously been an independent Trétu was incorporated into Saint- Maurice. To avoid confusion with other municipalities of the same name, Saint- Maurice in 1938 was officially renamed Saint- Maurice-en -Montagne. As in 1972, the merger was completed with Crillat, the new church was given the double name of Saint- Maurice- Crillat.

Attractions

The parish church of Saint- Maurice was built in the 17th century in Gothic style forms. It has a rich interior from the building time. The ruins of the keep from the 16th century are preserved. In Crillat are a chapel and remains of the medieval castle from the 13th century.

Population

With 221 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011 ) Saint- Maurice- Crillat one of the small towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 402 persons were still counted ), only small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1970s.

Economy and infrastructure

Saint- Maurice- Crillat 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 vicinity of their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares, but is easily accessible from the main road N78, which runs from Lons -le- Saunier to Saint -Laurent -en- Grandvaux. Further road links exist with La Frasnée and Prénovel.

Commune in the department of Jura
Place in Franche -Comté

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Saint-Claude Cantons of France Postal codes in France Lons-le-Saunier Ain (river) La Chaux-du-Dombief Saint-Pierre (Jura) Clairvaux-les-Lacs Gothic art Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux Fort-du-Plasne Lac-des-Rouges-Truites

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