La Sagne

La sagne is a town and a municipality in the district of La Chaux -de-Fonds in the canton of Neuchâtel in Switzerland.

Geography

La sagne lies on 1'039 meters above sea level. M., 6 km south-southwest of the district capital of La Chaux -de-Fonds (air line). The approximately 2.5 km long road lines village extends to the northeast of the Valley Vallée des Ponts in the Neuchâtel Jura, west of the heights of the Tête de Ran and Mont Racine.

The area of ​​25.6 km ² large municipality territory encompasses the entire northeastern section of the Vallée des Ponts, the one around 500 m, in the lower part has a more than 1 km wide flat valley floor in the upper part. The valley is drained by the Grand Bied. The eastern boundary largely follows the edge of the forest above the Côtes de Marmoud on the anticlines of the Mont Racine. To the west of the municipality of soil above the height of Mont sagne ( 1,263 m above sea level. M. ) extends in the catchment area of ​​flowing along the Doubs Rançonnière. Also the valley Entre deux Monts Dessus from Le Locle belongs to La sagne. The highest point of the municipality is located at 1,331 meters above sea level. M. in the far west on the Grand Som Martel. In the Jura mountains, particularly in the Communal de La sagne to wide high pastures stretch out with the typical tall spruce trees that are either individually or in groups. From the municipality surface 1997 3 % was attributable to settlements, 37 % of forest and woody plants and 60% for agriculture.

The 2.5 km long road line village of La sagne consists of the districts Les Coeudres ( 1,012 m above sea level. M. ) Le Cret ( 1,032 m above sea level. M. ), Miéville ( 1,037 m above sea level. M. ), La Sagne -Eglise ( 1'039 m above sea level. M. ) and La Corbatière ( 1,080 m above sea level. M. ), all on the west side of the valley along the road from Les Ponts- de -Martel to La Chaux -de-Fonds lie. Central location is Le Cret. On the east side of the Vallée des Ponts below the Côtes de Marmoud the hamlet is Marmoud ( 1,026 m above sea level. M. ). Widely scattered through the Jura hills are numerous farmsteads. The neighboring communities of La sagne are La Chaux -de-Fonds, Le Locle, Les Ponts- de -Martel, bread Plamboz, Rochefort and Val -de- Ruz.

Population

With 953 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) La sagne one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Neuchâtel. Of the 94.9 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 2.9 % and 0.8 % Italian-speaking (as of 2000). After peaking around 1860 with about 2000 inhabitants, is a striking decline in the population was recorded at around 50 % until 1950 due to strong migration. Since then, several variations were observed, the population commutes in the area of ​​thousands border.

Economy

La sagne is still an embossed by agriculture village, where horse breeding and dairy farming predominate. Outside the primary sector jobs are available in a furniture factory, in companies of watch manufacturing as well as in the local small businesses. Many employed persons are also commuters and work in La Chaux -de-Fonds, Le Locle or in Neuchâtel.

Traffic

The community is located off the major thoroughfares on the main road from La Chaux -de-Fonds to Les Ponts- de -Martel. Due to the narrow gauge railroad in the former Ponts- sagne - Chaux -de-Fonds Railway ( PSC), which is operated since 1999 by the Transports Régionaux Neuchâtelois (TRN ), La sagne is connected to the network of public transport. There are other stops in La La Corbatière sagne -Eglise, Le Cret and Les Coeudres On the opened on July 26, 1889 railroad track.

History

The first written mention of the village took place in the early 14th century. The partly marshy area of ​​La sagne was reclaimed in this period by settlers from the canton of Vaud and the Val de Ruz, because the lords of Valanginian assurances regarding extensive tax-exemption. The name sagne is due to the Latin word sagna ( sedge ).

In the aftermath La sagne was under the jurisdiction of the rule Valanginian, which finally came to Neuchâtel in 1592. Since 1648 Neuchâtel principality and 1707 was linked by personal union with the Kingdom of Prussia. 1806, the region was ceded to Napoleon I. and came in 1815 during the Congress of Vienna to the Swiss Confederation, whereby the kings of Prussia until 1857 Neuchâtel trade also prince of Neuchâtel remained.

Attractions

Already in 1350 the first chapel was built in La sagne. The present building of the Gothic church dating back to the time shortly after 1500. Located in Le Cret is the council house (Hôtel de commune) and the remarkable four-story Maison de la Croix Blanche in 1782. Located in La sagne are numerous farmhouses dating from the 17th to 19. century received in the type of the Freiberg Jura house.

Pictures

La Sagne -Eglise in the summer

Station La Sagne -Eglise

La sagne - Mieville

Schoolhouse La sagne - Mieville

Les Coeudres

Personalities

La sagne is the birthplace of Daniel Jean Richard, who is considered the founder of the Jura watchmaking industry.

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