Long cochon
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | law | |
| Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier | |
| Canton | Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux | |
| Community association | Champagnole Nozeroy Jura | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 46 ′ N , 6 ° 4 ′ E | |
| height | 758-886 m | |
| surface | 3.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 63 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 39250 | |
| INSEE code | 39298 | |
Longcochon is a commune in the French department of Jura in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Longcochon is located at 861 m , about 13 km east-northeast of the city of Champagnole (as the crow flies). The farming village extends in the Jura , in the Val de Mièges on a foothill of the high plateau of Mignovillard, between the valley lowlands of the Serpentine in the north and the Settière in the south.
The area of the 3.64 km² municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The main part of the area is occupied by the height of Longcochon, which continues east to the plateau of Mignovillard. It is mainly made up of meadow and pasture land. At 886 m , the highest point in the municipality is reached at the height east of Longcochon. To the southeast, the community area extends over the valley of the Settière to the adjacent high plateau. The Settière ensures the drainage of the area to the west via the serpentine to the Ain .
Neighboring communities of Longcochon are Molpré in the north, Mignovillard in the east, La Latette and Rix in the south and Nozeroy in the west.
history
Longcochon was first mentioned in a document in the 13th century. In the Middle Ages the village belonged to the Nozeroy rule . In 1639 it was plundered and destroyed by the passing troops of Duke Bernhard of Saxe-Weimar . Together with Franche-Comté , Longcochon came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The Longcochon Chapel was built in the 17th century and modified in the 18th and 19th centuries.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 64 |
| 1968 | 54 |
| 1975 | 42 |
| 1982 | 40 |
| 1990 | 49 |
| 1999 | 51 |
| 2005 | 42 |
With 63 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Longcochon is one of the smallest communities in the Jura department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (130 people were still counted in 1886), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the early 1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Longcochon was a village dominated by agriculture, especially dairy farming and cattle breeding, well into the 20th century. Even today, the residents live mainly from their work in the first sector. Outside the primary sector there are few jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
The village is located away from the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Nozeroy to Mignovillard. Another road connection is with La Latette.
