Corlier

Corlier is a commune in the French department of Ain, in the Rhône -Alpes.

Geography

Corlier is located on 775 m above sea level. Level, about 13 kilometers northeast of the city Ambérieu -en- Bugey (air line). The small village extends in the central Bugey, in a depression on the western edge of the Plateau d' Hauteville in the High Jura, at the southern foot of the ridge of the Chaîne de l' Avocat.

The area of ​​5.45 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the southern French Jura. The area is almost exclusively on the Jura plateau. In the central part there is a trough of Corlier that opens toward the southeast the basin of Aranc. This on the other hand drained one hand by the Grand Dard north to Borrey (source stream of the Oignin ) through which Mandorne south to Albarine. To the west, the trough is delimited by a ridge, on the 917 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Corlier is achieved. To the north, the municipality's area extends in a deep valley at the foot of the Chaîne de l' Avocat in which the Bief de la Fouge springs.

Neighboring communities of Corlier are Cerdon in the north, Izenave in the east, the south and Aranc Boyeux -Saint- Jérôme in the West.

History

Since the 12th century Corlier formed its own little rule that initially belonged to the Lords of Rougemont and later the Thoire -Villars and was under the suzerainty of the Counts of Savoy. The Treaty of Lyon Corlier arrived in 1601 to France.

Attractions

The small village church of Saint -Agathe was built in the 13th century in the Romanesque style, and later changed several times. Ruins of the medieval manor house have been preserved.

Population

With 121 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Corlier is one of the smallest municipalities of the department of Ain. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1901 197 persons were still counted ), remained the population since the mid-1960s at a relatively constant level.

Economy and infrastructure

Corlier was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by agriculture, especially dairy farming and livestock village. Even today, the inhabitants live on the merits of the activity in the first sector. Outside of the primary sector, there are few jobs in the village.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads from Saint -Jean -le- Vieux by Hauteville- Lompnes. Further road links exist with Saint -Martin- du- Frêne, Saint -Rambert -en- Bugey and Aranc. The nearest links to the A40 motorway is located at a distance of around 15 kilometers.