Charézier
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | law | |
| Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier | |
| Canton | Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux | |
| Community association | Pays des Lacs | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 37 ′ N , 5 ° 44 ′ E | |
| height | 434-609 m | |
| surface | 9.26 km 2 | |
| Residents | 175 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 39130 | |
| INSEE code | 39109 | |
Charézier is a commune in the French department of Jura in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Charézier is located at 480 m , about 15 kilometers east-southeast of the city of Lons-le-Saunier (as the crow flies). The farming village extends in the Jura , in the valley of the Combe d'Ain, on a plateau between the course of the Ain in the west and that of the Sirène in the east.
The area of the 9.26 km² municipal area covers a section of the French Jura. The western border mostly runs along the Ain, which flows here in a wide flat floodplain from north to south and is dammed northwest of the village by a weir to generate electricity. In some areas, the border follows the oxbow lakes of the Ain. From the course of the river, the municipal area extends eastward over the plain of the Combe d'Ain (at an average of 460 m ) and the adjacent plateau of Charézier, which is drained by the Sirène . The southern border forms the Drouvenant , a left tributary of the Ain. In the north, the two hills Mont Saint-Sorlin ( 588 m ) and Mont de Gourdaine ( 584 m ) rising from the Combe d'Ain plain belong to the municipality. In a narrow strip, the community area extends eastward onto the wooded plateau of Champagnole. Here, in the Bois de l'Ermitage , the highest point in Charézier is reached at 609 m .
Charézier includes the village of Liefnans ( 470 m ) in the Combe d'Ain at the southern foot of Mont Saint-Sorlin and a few individual farms. Neighboring municipalities of Charézier are Châtillon and Charcier in the north, Uxelles in the east, Vertamboz and Patornay in the south and Mesnois and Blye in the west.
history
The municipality of Charézier was already settled in Gallo-Roman times. At that time there was a crossroad that was monitored by a military station on Mont Saint-Sorlin.
Charézier was first mentioned in the 12th century under the name Carisie . Over time, the spelling changed via Charisie and Charezia to today's Charézier. The etymology of the place name is not clear. Here was the Saint-Saturnin monastery, popularly known as Saint-Sorlin, which in the 12th century temporarily housed the relics of St. Claudius, former abbot of Saint-Claude .
The village of Saint-Sorlin, which developed around the monastery, had been the center of an important dominion that had been separated from the Clairvaux dominion since the Middle Ages . At the beginning of the 14th century, a castle was built on Mont Saint-Sorlin, which the lords of La Baume mainly used as a summer residence. In the 15th century the castle and the village were occupied by the troops of King Louis XI. destroyed. As a result, the hamlet of Charézier developed into the most important locality in the vicinity and became the seat of the bailiff. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. After the nave of the parish church of Saint-Sorlin collapsed in 1750, the parish was moved to the neighboring village of Charcier . The area changed in 1822 when the previously independent Liefnans was incorporated into Charézier.
Attractions
From the former church of Saint-Sorlin, the choir room from the 13th century has been preserved, which was converted into a chapel in 1834. In Liefnans there is the Saint-Sauveur chapel, which was also built in the 13th century. The Saint-Antoine chapel in Charézier dates from 1830. The ruins of the medieval castle, built between 1301 and 1312, have been preserved on Mont Saint-Sorlin. The ski jumping facilities on Mont de Gourdaine were built in the 15th century.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 141 |
| 1968 | 140 |
| 1975 | 110 |
| 1982 | 104 |
| 1990 | 116 |
| 1999 | 139 |
| 2006 | 146 |
With 175 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Charézier is one of the smallest communities in the Jura department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (242 people were counted in 1881), only slight fluctuations have been recorded since the early 1960s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Charézier was a predominantly agricultural village well into the 20th century . In addition, there are now some local small businesses. Many workers are also commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is located off the main thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Clairvaux-les-Lacs to Doucier . There are other road connections with Liefnans and Vertamboz.