Lus-la-Croix-Haute
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| region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes | |
| Department | Drôme | |
| Arrondissement | The | |
| Canton | Le Diois | |
| Community association | Diois | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 40 ′ N , 5 ° 42 ′ E | |
| height | 971–2,454 m | |
| surface | 87.20 km 2 | |
| Residents | 549 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 6 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 26620 | |
| INSEE code | 26168 | |
| Website | http://lus-la-croix-haute.fr | |
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Lus-la-Croix-Haute is a French commune with 549 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) in the Drôme department . It belongs to the Arrondissement Die , the canton Le Diois and the municipality association Diois .
geography
Lus-la-Croix-Haute is the easternmost municipality of the Drôme department. It is located about 32 kilometers northwest of Gap and about 60 kilometers south of Grenoble on the border with the Isère and Hautes-Alpes departments , which is already in the neighboring Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region . Neighboring municipalities of Lus-la-Croix-Haute are Tréminis in the north, Dévoluy in the east, Saint-Julien-en-Beauchêne in the south, Glandage in the west and Saint-Maurice-en-Trièves in the north-west.
In the commune in the Dauphiné Alps located at 1024 m above sea level, the source streams of the white water river Buëch (here called Grand Buëch ) come together. With the Lus-La Jarjatte ski area , the municipality is well developed for tourism. The municipality belongs to the Vercors Regional Nature Park .
Transport links
Due to the mountain formation, Lus-la-Croix-Haute is only accessible in north-south direction. In the north, the Col de la Croix-Haute has to be overcome. The place is on the railway line Lyon – Marseille via Gap and has its own train station. Road traffic is handled on the D1075 département road, which runs from Grenoble towards Sisteron .
Population development
| year | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2006 | 2016 |
| Residents | 487 | 479 | 412 | 428 | 437 | 476 | 549 |
Attractions
- Vercors Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Vercors )
- Commanderie des Templiers , Coming of the Knights Templar from the 12th century - Monument historique
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Commanderie des Templiers in the Base Mérimée of the French Ministry of Culture (French)