Cize (Jura)

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

Geography

Cize lies on 529 m above sea level. M., about two kilometers south of the city Champagnole (air line). The former village street lines extending in the Jura, in the valley of the Ain to the left of the river, between the Surmont the west and the Bois de Sapois in the east.

The area of ​​4.19 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The eastern border is always along the Ain, which flows here from the southeast to the northwest, while also occurs in the plane of Champagnole from a narrow valley between the Jura chain. From the river, the municipality's area extends westward into the Talniederung of Cize. This in turn is flanked by a heavily wooded bluff, crowned at its upper edge by a rock band. The limit is on the edge of the plateau of the Surmont and Chaumont, which leads to the high plateau of Champagnole. With 811 m above sea level. M. is achieved at the highest elevation of the Chaumont Cize. On the south is the forest area of Liège.

To Cize the settlement Gerland part (530 m above sea level. M. ) in the Talniederung the Ain on the outskirts of Champagnole. Neighboring communities of Cize are Champagnole the north and east, Syam, Le Vaudioux and Pillemoine in the south and Loulle and Ney in the West.

History

Is first mentioned in 1200 Cize Since the Middle Ages the village belonged to the rule Chaux -des- Crotenay. ; it was awarded in the 14th century, certain liberties. From troops of the Duke Wilhelm IV of Saxe- Weimar Cize 1639 was pillaged. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.

Population

With 813 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Cize 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 range of approximately 160 people, has been since the beginning of the 1940s recorded a marked increase in population due to its proximity to Champagnole. Since the peak at the beginning of the 1980s, the population increased again by 20%. Today, the settlement area of Cize is conjoined with that of Champagnole.

Economy and infrastructure

Cize has long been a predominantly coined by agriculture and forestry village. In addition, mills, saw mills and a hydroelectric power plant at Ain developed. Today, there are some operations of small and medium industries, including one company that manufactures insulation material. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the area, mainly in Champagnole their work.

The village is traffic- technically quite well developed. It lies on the road that leads from Champagnole to Saint -Laurent -en- Grandvaux. Through traffic is, however, passed over the ring road Champagnole. Another road connection with Ney.

Andelot -en- Montagne | Ardon | Bourg -de- Sirod | Champagnole | Chapois | Châtelneuf | Cize | Crotenay | Équevillon | Le Larderet | Le Latet | Lent | Loulle | Monnet -la -Ville | Mont- sur- Monnet | Montigny- sur- l'Ain | Montrond | Moutoux | Les Nans | Ney | Le Pasquier | Pillemoine | Pont -du- Navoy | Saint- Germain -en- Montagne | Sapois | Sirod | Supt | Syam | Valempoulières | Vannoz | Le Vaudioux | verse -en- Montagne

  • Commune in the department of Jura
  • Place in Franche -Comté
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