Lect
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | law | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Claude | |
| Canton | Moirans-en-Montagne | |
| Community association | Jura Sud | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 23 ' N , 5 ° 41' E | |
| height | 306-743 m | |
| surface | 11.94 km 2 | |
| Residents | 354 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 30 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 39260 | |
| INSEE code | 39289 | |
Lect is a commune in the French department of Jura in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Lect is located at 530 m , about 15 kilometers north of the city of Oyonnax (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , on a slope gently sloping to the south-west at the foot of the Notre Dame de la Roche, above a basin of the Ain , near the dam of Lac de Vouglans .
The area of the 13.59 km² municipal area (including the lake) covers a section of the French Jura. The area is bounded in the west by the Ain river. This forms a wide basin below Lect, which it leaves to the south through a narrow point. To the north-west of the village is the 130 m high dam, with which the Lac de Vouglans is dammed. When the lake was dammed in 1969, the meanders of the deeply cut Gorges de l'Ain were flooded.
From the course of the river or the reservoir, the municipal area extends eastward over the slope of Lect to the adjacent heights of the Notre Dame de la Roche ( 650 m ), the Grande Lésine and into the Bois Montandriet forest (up to 730 m ). In the south, the area stretches up the slope of the Molard de la Chouette , which is partly traversed by rocks and where the highest elevation of Lect is reached at 740 m . The municipality is part of the Upper Jura Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura ).
Lect includes the hamlet of Vouglans ( 380 m ) on the eastern edge of the Ain basin below the dam as well as some individual farms. Neighboring municipalities to Lect are Onoz and Moirans-en-Montagne in the north, Martigna in the east, Montcusel , Chancia and Vescles in the south and Cernon in the west.
history
The municipality of Lect was already settled in prehistoric times. The place was first mentioned in a document in the 14th century. In the Middle Ages, Lect belonged to the domain of the Barony of Moirans. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. There was a change of area in 1822 when the previously independent Vouglans was incorporated into Lect.
Attractions
The village church of Lect was built in the 18th century. There are also two chapels, including Notre Dame de la Roche. The 130 m high dam and the Vouglans hydroelectric power station are also worth seeing.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 257 |
| 1968 | 841 |
| 1975 | 273 |
| 1982 | 280 |
| 1990 | 266 |
| 1999 | 352 |
With 354 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Lect is one of the small communities in the Jura department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (440 people were counted in 1896), the census of 1968 reflects the temporary presence of numerous construction worker families during the construction of the Vouglans dam. Since the beginning of the 1990s, a significant increase in population has been recorded again.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Lect was a village dominated by agriculture and forestry. In addition, there are now some local small businesses. 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 off the main thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Moirans-en-Montagne to Chancia.
