Cuttura

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

Geography

Cuttura is located on 619 m above sea level. M., about five kilometers northwest of the town of Saint- Claude ( straight line ). The farming village extends in the Jura, on a hill east of the Taleinschnitts of Lison, at the foot of the height of the Bois de Cuttura.

The area of 5.95 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The western boundary runs along the Lison, which gradually eintieft here in the Plateau de Lizon. From the river, the municipality's area (M. to 750 m above sea level. ) And Forêt d extends eastward across the plateau of Cuttura and up to the adjacent, mostly wooded ridge of the Bois de Cuttura (up to 840 m above sea level. M. ), Bois de Lésigna ' Avignon. Here is 900 m above sea level. M. reached the highest elevation of Cuttura. The area of Cuttura is part of the Parc Naturel Régional du Haut- Jura.

Neighboring municipalities of Saint -Claude Cuttura are in the Northeast, Avignon -lès -Saint -Claude in the southeast, Ponthoux and Saint- Lupicin in the south and Ravilloles in the northwest.

History

In the 5th century the priory of Notre-Dame was founded on the present-day municipality, which was destroyed in the 8th century. Meanwhile, the settlement Cuttura had developed in this priory. The rebuilt in the 10th century priory received the name Notre- Dame-de- Cuttura. Since the Middle Ages the village and priory belonged to the dominion of the Abbey of Saint -Claude. Together with the Franche -Comté Cuttura came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.

Population

With 336 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Cuttura one of the small towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century ( in 1896 310 people were still counted ), a significant population increase has been recorded since the mid- 1970s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Cuttura has long been a predominantly coined by agriculture, especially livestock and dairy farming, as well as by the forestry village. For traditional craft was a wood turning. The water power of the Lison was used for energy production and for the operation of mills. Today, there are some establishments of local small businesses. Many workers are also commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares. The main access is from the main road in the valley of Bienne. Further road links exist with Saint- Lupicin, Ravilloles, Leschères and Valfin -lès -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) Saint-Lupicin Lajoux, Jura, France Villard-Saint-Sauveur Villard-sur-Bienne

210410