Saint-Lupicin
Saint- Lupicin is a commune in the French department of Jura in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Saint- Lupicin is located on 588 m above sea level. M., about six kilometers west of the town of Saint- Claude ( a straight line ). The village is located in the Jura, a scenic location on the Plateau du Lizon, 200 meters above the valley of Bienne.
The area of 9.54 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The central part is (an average altitude of 580 m. M. ) occupied by the Plateau du Lizon, which has a width of about 1.5 km and a length of two kilometers. To the east of this plateau drops down to the deep erosion valley of Lison (right tributary of the Bienne ), which forms the eastern boundary of the municipality. To the northwest, the municipality's area extends over a first gently, then steeply rising slope on the height of La Scia ( 895 m above sea level. M. ) and up to the adjacent Jura plateaus, which are predominantly forested. In the Forêt d' Annuelle is at 915 m above sea level. M. reached the highest point of Saint- Lupicin. The area of Saint- Lupicin is part of the Parc Naturel Régional du Haut- Jura.
At Saint- Lupicin includes the hamlet of Le Patey (700 m above sea level. M. ) on the hillside above the village as well as some individual farms. Neighboring municipalities of Saint- Lupicin are Moirans -en- Montagne and Ravilloles in the north, and Cuttura Ponthoux in the east, Lavans -lès -Saint -Claude in the south and west, and Villard - d'Héria in the West.
History
In the area of present-day Saint- Lupicin the Holy Lupicinus ( brother of St. Romanus ) founded a priory in the year 445. Already in the year 480 was one of the Priory some 150 monks. This cleared the land in the area and made it arable. It soon developed the resulting at Priory Place, the then Lauconne was called to a major pilgrimage destination. Around 1100 the village was renamed after the founder of the priory of Saint- Lupicin. It was the center of a parish.
Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. During the French Revolution the city was temporarily re- named Lauconne. To a field change occurred in 1822, when that was incorporated previously independent Patey Le Saint- Lupicin.
Attractions
The Romanesque parish church was built in the 12th century using individual components of the early Christian earlier building. The church has a rich interior, including a statue of Christ from the 13th century, a gold bust of St. Lupicinus (18th century) and a gold chalice from the 17th century. The Priory was built in the 14th century is also obtained.
Population
With 2127 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2011 ) Saint- Lupicin belongs to the medium-sized towns in the Jura. After the population had always located in the middle of the 20th century in the region of 1100 people, has been since the beginning of the 1960s, has noted a significant increase in population due to the attractive residential area.
Economy and infrastructure
Saint- Lupicin has long been a predominantly coined by agriculture and forestry village. During the late 19th and 20th century, various industries have settled in the town. At today's key industries include the plastics industry, the manufacture of car accessories and the transport industry. Furthermore, Saint- Lupicin location of the Maison de l' Environnement, a center for multiple sclerosis, and a psychiatric center. Many workers are also commuters who principally engaged in the larger towns of the environment in Oyonnax and Saint- Claude their work.
The village has good transport links. It lies on the secondary road D118 which leads from Lavans -lès -Saint- Claude to Clairvaux- les -Lacs. Further road links exist with Cuttura and Pratz.