Hautecour (Jura)
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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 ° 34 ' N , 5 ° 46' E | |
| height | 570-779 m | |
| surface | 5.19 km 2 | |
| Residents | 191 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 37 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 39130 | |
| INSEE code | 39265 | |
Hautecour is a French commune in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté , in the department of Jura . It belongs to the arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier and the canton of Clairvaux-les-Lacs . The place has 191 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017)
geography
Hautecour is located at 625 m , about 20 kilometers southeast of the city of Lons-le-Saunier (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , on a slope gently sloping to the west on the eastern edge of the wide Ain valley, above Clairvaux-les-Lacs with its two lakes .
The area of the 5.19 km² municipal area covers a section of the French Jura. The western part of the area is occupied by the Hautecour plateau, which is made up of meadows and arable land. In the north this plateau is bounded by the Drouvenant valley (left tributary of the Ain). To the east, the community area extends over a slowly rising slope into the extensive wooded area of the Forêt de la Joux . The highest elevation of Hautecour is reached here at 779 m . In the north and east, the municipal boundary runs mostly above the steep drop to the Drouvenant valley. The neighboring municipalities of Hautecour are Clairvaux-les-Lacs in the south, west and north and La Frasnée and Châtel-de-Joux in the east.
history
Various finds indicate that the municipality of Hautecour was already settled in Gallo-Roman times. The place name is made up of the Latin word components alta (high) and cors (court). Hautecour has belonged to the domain of Clairvaux since the Middle Ages. Together with Franche-Comté, the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
population
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2011 |
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| Residents | 59 | 54 | 106 | 160 | 153 | 180 | 167 | 185 |
With 191 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Hautecour is one of the small communities in the Jura department. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been in the region of around 70 people, after a temporary decline since the beginning of the 1970s, a significant increase in population was recorded.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Hautecour was a predominantly agricultural village. In addition, there are now a few local small businesses, including a plastics processing company. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is located off the main thoroughfares, but is easily accessible from Clairvaux-les-Lacs. Another road connection is with Châtel-de-Joux.
