Vaux-lÃ¨s-Saint-Claude

Vaux- lès -Saint -Claude is a commune in the French department of Jura in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Vaux- lès -Saint- Claude is located at 329 m above sea level. M., about ten kilometers west-southwest of the town of Saint- Claude ( a straight line ). The village is located in the Jura, in the valley of Bienne, on the south side of the river in a valley widening, at the northern foot of the ridge of the Roche de Joux.

The area of 9.36 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 southeast to northwest with several meanders through the flat valley floor. The flood plain is flanked by steep and partially traversed by bands of rock slopes on both sides. There are several caves, including the grotto Lacuzon. In the north, the boundary runs along the top edge of the steep drop to Bienne Valley. To the south, the municipality's area extends up the slope, which is subdivided by several gullies, and reached to the level northwest of the Roche de Joux with 950 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Vaux- lès -Saint -Claude. The area of Vaux- lès -Saint -Claude is part of the Parc Naturel Régional du Haut- Jura.

At Vaux- lès -Saint -Claude include the hamlet Chiriat (330 m above sea level. M. ) in the valley of Bienne south-east of the village and then some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Vaux- lès -Saint -Claude are Pratz in the north, Molinges in the east, and Rogna Viry to the south and Lavancia - Epercy and Jeurre in the West.

History

The municipality of Vaux- lès -Saint -Claude was already inhabited during the Roman period. The place name comes originally from the Latin word vallis ( valley). Since the Middle Ages belonged Vaux- lès -Saint -Claude to the area of the Abbey of Saint -Claude. Especially in the 15th and 16th century, the village was a center of the dyeing time there were in the valley of Bienne extensive saffron plantations. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. To a field change occurred in 1822, when the previously independent Chiriat after Vaux- lès -Saint -Claude was incorporated.

Attractions

The village church of Vaux- lès -Saint -Claude is originally from the 15th century, but was later changed several times. A very beautiful view of the village and the valley of Bienne has one of the Chapel Saint- Romain ( at the edge of the plateau of Saint- Romain on the border with Pratz ).

Population

With 709 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Vaux- lès -Saint -Claude is 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 450 people, a significant population increase has been recorded since the early 1960s.

Economy and infrastructure

Vaux- lès -Saint -Claude has long been a predominantly coined by the agriculture and forestry through the village. In addition, there are now a number of companies of small and medium industries, including the plastics industry and the tobacco pipe production. 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. The nearest links to the motorway A404 ( Saint -Martin- du- Frêne - Oyonnax ) is located at a distance of around 14 km. Vaux- lès -Saint -Claude 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) Gully Pratz, Jura Viry (Jura) A404 autoroute Lajoux, Jura, France Saint-Lupicin Villard-Saint-Sauveur Villard-sur-Bienne

799594