Glère

Glère is a commune in the French department Doubs in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Glère is located on 411 m, 10 km southwest of Porrentruy and about 24 km southeast of the town of Montbéliard (air line). The village is located in the Jura, in the deep Doubs Valley, between the Lomont in the north and the heights of the Clos du Doubs River in the south, near the border with Switzerland.

The area of ​​15.93 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The central part of the area occupied by the Doubs. The Doubs flows here in tortuous path between the Lomont and the heights of the Clos du Doubs to the west by up to 500 meters wide, flat Talniederung. About two kilometers west of the village is the upper end of an elongated Tal lake, which was dammed to generate electricity. The valley is flanked on both sides by steep, mostly forested slopes that are different places crossed by rock bands. These slopes are divided by several Taleinschnitte of short tributaries of the Doubs.

The southern boundary of the municipality runs along the forested slope below Burnevillers and Montnoiron. To the north, the municipality's area extends over the steep slopes on all terrain terraces ( Montursin, Vernois, Montagnes de Glère ), the ( Bel Evau ) are separated again by projections of Lomont. The northern border is on the crest of Lomont partly on the watershed, partly shifted slightly southward. It is through the ups faux d' Enson (900 m) and the Grande Côte marked on the 903 meters, the highest elevation is achieved by Glère.

To Glère addition to the actual site include various hamlets and isolated farms, including:

• Courclavon (421 m), farm estate in the Talniederung of the Doubs
• Vernois- le -Fol (501 m) on a terrace on the northern side of the valley of the Doubs
• La Lave (650 m) on a terrace on the northern side of the valley of the Doubs
• Le Fol ( 756 m) on the southern slope of the Faux d' Enson high above the Doubs Valley
• Montursin ( 688 m) on a plateau north of the Doubs

Neighboring communities of Glère are Montancy in the east, Burnevillers and Indevillers in the south, Vaufrey in the west and the Swiss municipality of Haute- Ajoie in the north.

History

The first mention of Glère was in the 10th century as part of a gift of the Emperor Otto I to a noble family. In the Middle Ages Glère belonged to the manor Montjoie. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. To a field change occurred in 1973 when the two previously independent municipalities Vernois -le- Fol and Montursin were incorporated to Glère.

Attractions

• The village church of Glère was built from 1667 to 1684. In 1870 the choir was rebuilt and redesigned the ship.
• In the center several farmhouses dating from the 17th to 19th centuries in the traditional style of the Franche-Comté are obtained.
• A chapel is located near the hamlet of Le Fol

Population

With 217 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Glère one of the small communities of the department of Doubs. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1906 394 persons were still counted ), only small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1970s.

Economy and infrastructure

Glère was until well into the 20th century a predominantly by agriculture ( livestock and dairy farming, some arable and fruit ) embossed village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises, including a fine mechanical workshop. Many workers are also commuters who carry out, especially in the major towns of the neighboring Switzerland their work.

The community is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road, leading from Saint- Hippolyte Saint- Ursanne. Further road links exist with Indevillers and via Montancy with Porrentruy.