Villard-Saint-Sauveur

Villard -Saint -Sauveur is a commune in the French department of Jura in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Villard -Saint -Sauveur is located at 559 m above sea level. M., about 3 km south of the town of Saint- Claude ( straight line ). The village is located in the Jura, in the deep valley of the Tacon, between the heights of Mont Chabot in the west and the Hautes- Combes in the southeast.

The area of ​​9.09 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The area is traversed by southwest to northeast from Tacon that supplies its water of Bienne. That at its upper edge a maximum of 2 km wide valley a canyon sunk into the high plateau of the Hautes- Combes and has a depth of over 500 m. The upper valley slopes are very steep pronounced and are traversed by bands of rock ( resistant limestone layer). Below Villard -Saint -Sauveur the Tacon from the right takes up the Flumen and flows from now on by a 200 m wide, flat Talniederung.

In the west, the municipality's area extends to the neighboring heights of Mont Chabot (905 m above sea level. M. ) and the Cret de Surmontant ( 1055 m above sea level. M. ). To the east of the town Tacon enough surface to the edge of the plateau of the Hautes- Combes, on with 1089 m above sea level. M. is achieved the highest elevation of Villard -Saint -Sauveur. Even the lowest portion of the Gorges du Flumen with the tributary of Bief of Parres and the western slope of the height Sur les Grés belong to the community. The area of Villard -Saint -Sauveur is part of the Parc Naturel Régional du Haut- Jura.

To Villard -Saint -Sauveur addition to the actual site include various villages and hamlets, including:

  • Le Martinet (430 m above sea level. M. ) at the confluence of Tacon and Flumen
  • L' Essard (460 m above sea level. M. ) on the eastern slope of the valley of the Tacon at the entrance to the Gorges du Flumen
  • Montbrilland ( 556 m above sea level. M. ) at the lower entrance to the Gorges du Flumen
  • Pré- Martinet (495 m above sea level. M. ) on the southern flank of the Tacon
  • Maréchet (570 m above sea level. M. ) on a Verebnungsfläche on the southern slopes of Mont Chabot
  • La Pérouse ( 680 m above sea level. M. ) on the west slope of the Tacon

Neighboring communities of Villard -Saint -Sauveur Saint -Claude are in the west and north, Septmoncel and Les Molunes the east, and Les Moussières, Coyrière and Coiserette in the south.

History

Scattered finds indicate that the area of Villard -Saint -Sauveur was already inhabited during the Roman period. Since the 13th century formed Villard -Saint -Sauveur own rule. In the 16th century, settled along Tacon and Flumen paper mills. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. To territorial changes occurred in 1821 with the incorporation of La Pérouse and 1822, when L' Essard, Maret - Maréchet and Pré- Martinet were incorporated. All these towns were previously independent municipalities.

Attractions

The village church was built on the site of the hermitage of Saint- Sauveur in the 17th century; The bell tower dates from the 18th century. Of the former castle, a tower from the 16th century has survived.

Population

With 619 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Villard -Saint -Sauveur is one of the small towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1926 634 persons were still counted ), a significant population increase has been recorded since the beginning of the 1970s again.

Economy and infrastructure

Villard -Saint -Sauveur has long been a predominantly coined by agriculture, especially livestock and dairy farming, as well as by the forestry village. In the 19th century, settled along the Tacon industries down that were dependent on hydropower, including sawmills and mills. Today there is a company in the plastics processing as well as some of the local small business enterprises. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares. The main access is from Saint -Claude. Further road links exist with Saint- Germain- de -Joux, Lajoux and Coiserette.

Avignon -lès -Saint -Claude | Chassal | Cuttura | Lajoux | Lamoura | Lavancia - Epercy | Lavans -lès -Saint -Claude | Leschères | Molinges | Les Molunes | Ponthoux | Ravilloles | La Rixouse | Saint -Claude | Saint- Lupicin | Septmoncel | Vaux- lès -Saint -Claude | Villard -Saint -Sauveur | Villard -sur -Bienne

  • Commune in the department of Jura
  • Place in Franche -Comté
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