Lalleyriat
Lalleyriat is a commune in the French department of Ain, in the Rhône -Alpes.
Geography
Lalleyriat is located 825 meters above sea level. M., about ten kilometers northwest of the town of Bellegarde -sur -Valserine (air line). The farming village extends in the Haut- Bugey, in the Jura, on a Verebnungsfläche at the northern foot of the Grande Montagne, south of the deep cluse de Nantua, a Quertals by the Jura chain.
The area of 15.25 km2 municipal area includes a portion of the southern French Jura. The northern part is occupied by the cluse de Nantua that is drained by the Combet east to Semine. The cluse de Nantua forms a transverse valley, stretching from Nantua to the catchment area of the Valserine by the chains of the high Jura.
From the transverse valley, the municipality's area extends southward over a thickly forested and partially traversed by bands of rock escarpment on the adjacent plateau of Lalleyriat. A further step in the terrain leads south to the partially wooded, lined partly with willow Jura plateau de Retord on the heights of the Grande Montagne ( 1204 m above sea level. M. ) and the Cret de Beauregard ( 1249 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Lalleyriat ). The eastern boundary is marked by the deep erosion valley of Tacon, a further influx of Semine.
To Lalleyriat include the hamlet of Le Burlandier (540 m above sea level. M. ) on Combet in the cluse de Nantua as well as some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Lalleyriat are Charix and Saint- Germain- de -Joux in the north, Châtillon -en- Michaille in the east, Le Grand- Abergement in the south and Le Poizat in the West.
History
It is first mentioned in the 12th century Lalleyriat as a basic property of the monastery Nantua. In the 13th century, the village became part of the dominion of the Thoire -Villars and came up with this 1402 under the suzerainty of the Counts of Savoy. The Treaty of Lyon Lalleyriat arrived in 1601 to France. To a field change occurred in 1827, when the village of Le Poizat Lalleyriat separated and was elevated to the independent community.
Attractions
The village church of Lalleyriat was built in 1840.
Population
With 248 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Lalleyriat one of the small communities of the department of Ain. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century ( in 1886 420 people were still counted ), a population increase was recorded since the early 1980s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Lalleyriat was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by agriculture, especially livestock and dairy farming, as well as by the forestry village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises, including a sawmill. Many workers are also commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.
In winter Lalleyriat benefited from tourism, if cross-country trails are groomed on the plateaus in the area. In summer, the landscape around Lalleyriat is a popular recreation area.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads from Saint- Germain -de- Joux Le Grand- Abergement. Another road connection with Charix. The nearest links to the A40 motorway, which runs through the municipality, is located at a distance of about eight kilometers.