Viry (Jura)
Viry is a commune in the French department of Jura in the Franche -Comté.
Geography
Viry is at 761 m above sea level. M., about 8 km northeast of the city Oyonnax (air line). The farming village extends in the Jura, in an open trough to the east in the High Jura, west of the valley of Longviry, on the western edge of the plateau of the Hautes- Combes.
The area of 25.40 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The area is characterized by natural features such as ridges and troughs oriented southwest-northeast direction according to the strike of the Jura Mountains in the area. The central part is occupied by the plateau of Viry and the swampy valley of the Val du Moulin with the small Lac de Viry. To the east of the Val du Moulin closes the ridge of Mont de Verlon ( 965 m above sea level. M. ) and the valley of Longviry at which drains the main part of the municipal area north to Bienne. On the south-east, the municipality's area extends over a terrain level to the plateau of the Bois de Viry, where with 1113 meters above sea level. M. the highest elevation of Viry is achieved. To the west of the municipality of soil ranges over a wide, wooded ridge up to the upper east flank of the Bienne with the grubbing island of Sièges.
At Viry addition to the actual site also includes several hamlets and farm groups, including:
- Sièges ( 743 m above sea level. M. ) on the slope of the Bois de Sièges high above the valley of Bienne
- La Tour (780 m above sea level. M. ) in the Val du Moulin
- Rosay (850 m above sea level. M. ) in the headwaters of Longviry on the northeast edge of the Mont de Verlon
Neighboring communities of Viry are Vaux- lès -Saint- Claude and Rogna in the north, and Les Choux Bouchoux in the east, the south and Belleydoux Arbent, Dortan and Lavancia - Epercy in the West.
History
The place name is derived from the Gallo-Roman Viry personal names Virius and means as much as of the estate Virius ( Viriacum ). In early Christian times, probably in the 6th century, a priory was founded in Viry, by the then Condat Abbey (now Saint -Claude ) depended. In the Middle Ages Viry belonged to the lords of Mornay, who had built the Château de la Batie here. The castle was built in 1479 by troops of Louis XI. destroyed. Together with the Franche -Comté came Viry with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France. To a field change occurred in 1946 when the then independent municipality Sièges was incorporated into Viry.
Attractions
The present parish church of Viry was built on the site of a Romanesque previous building in the 18th century. From the former Château de la Batie few wall remnants are preserved. A Country Chapel is on the road to Arbent, and another chapel is located in Sièges.
Population
With 925 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Viry is one of the small towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1881 817 persons were still counted ), a significant population increase has been recorded since the early 1970s again.
Economy and infrastructure
Viry 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 now a number of companies of small and medium industries, among others, a company in the plastics industry. Many workers are also commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road that leads from Oyonnax to Les Bouchoux. Further road links exist with Rogna, Molinges, Choux and Belleydoux. The nearest links to the motorway A404 ( Saint -Martin- du- Frêne - Oyonnax ) is located at a distance of around 10 km.
Bellecombe | Les Bouchoux | Choux | Coiserette | Coyrière | Larrivoire | Les Moussières | La Pesse | Rogna | Viry | Vulvoz
- Commune in the department of Jura
- Place in Franche -Comté