Le Lieu

Le Lieu ( [ lə ʎø ], Provençal in the local dialect [ lu ʎø ], [ o lo] or [ lu ʎœ ] ) is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Geography

Le Lieu is located at 1043 m above sea level. M., 31 km southwest of the district capital Yverdon -les -Bains, 30 km northwest of Lausanne ( straight line ). The community extends in the Vallée de Joux, in a depression, which is separated by the rib area of Le Revers from the Lac de Joux, at the edge of the Petit Risoux, in the Vaud Jura.

The area of ​​32.6 km ² large municipality area includes a portion of the Vaud Jura and the northwestern half of the surface water of the Lac de Joux and the northerly adjacent Brenet. From the steep banks of the Lac de Joux, the communal land extends to the northwest on the Kalkrippe of the lapels, the trough of Le Lieu, in which also the small lake Lake Ter ( 1,017 m above sea level. M. ) is up on the anticline Petit Risoux. On the Gros Cret is with 1'419 m above sea level. M. the highest point of Le Lieu achieved. The Risoux is mostly covered with forest, but also shows open areas, typical Jura high pastures with either individually or grouped spruce trees and sinkholes and aboveground endorheic valleys. On the north-east the area extends to the Roche des Arcs ( 1,210 m above sea level. M. ) and to the pass crossing the Col du Mont d' Orzeires. From the municipality surface 1997 3 % was attributable to settlements, 60 % of forest and shrubs, 34% to agriculture and less than 3% was unproductive land.

At Le Lieu includes the two villages Le Séchey ( 1,037 m above sea level. M. ) on the northeastern edge of the basin of Lake Ter and Charbonnières ( 1,017 m above sea level. M. ) on the southwestern shore of Lake Brenet. In addition to Le Lieu include the settlement Esserts -de -Rive ( 1,008 m above sea level. M. ) on the shores of Lac de Joux and numerous individual farms that are scattered on the heights of Petit Risoux. Neighboring communities of Le Lieu are Vallorbe, L' Abbaye and Le Chenit in the canton of Vaud and Mouthe, Sarrageois, Villedieu Les and Jean Roche in neighboring France.

Population

With 866 inhabitants ( 31 December 2012) Le Lieu is one of the smaller municipalities in the canton of Vaud. Of the 88.4 % inhabitants are French-speaking, German-speaking 3.5 % and 2.5 % Italian-speaking (as of 2000). The population of Le Lieu amounted in 1860 to 1024 population, 1900 to 1161 inhabitants. Then put a drop on ( 1960 970 inhabitants), which is especially during the economic crisis in the 1970s, massively reinforced. From 1970 to 1980, a population decline of 924 to 703 inhabitants was registered. Since then, a slight upward trend was observed again.

Economy

Early developed in Le Lieu only agriculture but also the artisanal and industrial activity. At the beginning of the development of documented since 1514 by iron mining stood at Charbonnières. Until the 18th century, several small ironworks were in operation. Since the 16th century wood was harvested in the range of Charbonnières and processed into charcoal (hence comes the name of locality ). This was needed for the furnaces of Vallorbe. Also in Le Lieu existed from 1650 to 1750, a metal- working company. Around the middle of the 18th century, these branches of industry were replaced by the watchmaking, which was first applied in homework, since the mid-19th century in factories.

Today, the main economic activity of the population in the watch industry, electronic industry, metal processing, the manufacture of electrical apparatus to be found in the computer science industry, in sawmills and wood processing are. Even in the tourist area, some jobs are available. Agriculture only has a low significance with livestock and dairy farming and the production of Vacherin. In Le Lieu is a home for the disabled since 1985.

Tourism

The area around the Lac de Joux and Lac de Brenet is a popular tourist destination. In the summer can be operated on the lake water. During the summer, long walks can be performed, and in winter, the topography of the area is suitable for cross-country skiing.

Traffic

The municipality is situated on the main street of Vallorbe to Le Sentier. From Charbonnières a road leading over the Risoux after Mouthe in France. On August 21, 1899, the Pont- Brassus -Bahn ( PBr ) took over the railway line from Le Pont to Le Brassus in operation. Train stations or bus stops there are in Charbonnières, Le Séchey, Le Lieu and Esserts -de -Rive.

History

The beginning of the history of a document is not properly documented. Probably settled in the 5th or 6th century, a hermit named Poncet at the site of today's Le Lieu of. The resulting gone hermitage was first mentioned in 1155 under the name of locus dompni Pontii heremitae. Already in 1200 the hermitage was abandoned in favor of the Premonstratensian monastery in L' Abbaye. The area around Le Lieu but was brought under cultivation, and since the beginning of the 14th century, developed a few hamlets. 1408 appeared the name Le Lieu Poncet in the documents.

The Municipality of Le Lieu initially comprised the entire Vallée de Joux, approximately within the limits of today's district of La Vallee. It belonged from 1334 to 1536 to rule Les Clées. With the conquest of Vaud by Bern in 1536, Le Lieu came under the administration of Kastlanei Les Clées in the bailiwick of Yverdon. 1566 the congregation of the bailiwick Romainmôtier was assigned. In the following years, split first L' Abbaye (1571 ) and then Le Chenit ( 1646) on the overall Municipality of Le Lieu. After the collapse of the ancien régime Le Lieu belonged from 1798 to 1803 during the Helvetic Republic to the canton of Geneva, who came up then with the enactment of the Act of Mediation in the canton of Vaud. 1798, the municipality was assigned to the district of La Vallee. Since 1719 there have been at Le Lieu five fractions, which were combined into three fractions 1939. Since 2004, there are only two factions, as the settlement Le Lieu was abolished as a separate fraction. The fractions possess a certain partial autonomy.

Attractions

In Le Lieu was in 1416 the chapel Saint- Théodule, the predecessor of the present church was built. The Church of Charbonnières is from 1834.