Meussia
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | law | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Claude | |
| Canton | Moirans-en-Montagne | |
| Community association | Jura Sud | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 30 ′ N , 5 ° 44 ′ E | |
| height | 439-875 m | |
| surface | 13.64 km 2 | |
| Residents | 420 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 31 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 39260 | |
| INSEE code | 39328 | |
Meussia is a commune in the French department of Jura in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Meussia is located at 565 m , about 16 kilometers northwest of the city of Saint-Claude (beeline). The farming village extends in the Jura , on a high plateau between the valley cut of the Lac de Vouglans in the west and the wooded chains of the High Jura in the east.
The area of the 13.64 km² municipal area covers a section of the French Jura. The western part of the municipality is occupied by the plateau east of Lac de Vouglans, which is an average of 560 m . To the east, the community area extends into the catchment area of the Cimante , a left tributary of the Ain . The headwaters of the Cimante forms a basin in which various short streams flow together. This basin is surrounded on three sides by the heights of the Forêt de la Joux and the Fyète , the slopes of which are partly marked by rocky outcrops. At 875 m , the highest point in Meussia is reached in the Forêt de la Joux. The municipality is part of the Upper Jura Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura ).
Neighboring municipalities of Meussia are Thoiria and Châtel-de-Joux in the north, Étival in the east, Moirans-en-Montagne , Crenans and Charchilla in the south and Maisod and Coyron in the west.
history
The municipality of Meussia was already settled in Gallo-Roman times. The place was first mentioned in the 9th century under the name Musciacum . In the Middle Ages, Meussia formed its own Kastlanei, independent of the Barony of Moirans . The castle was destroyed by French troops in 1637. Together with Franche-Comté , Meussia came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The current village church of Meussia was built in the 19th century. One of the natural attractions is the Saut-Girard, a waterfall of the Cimante.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 250 |
| 1968 | 302 |
| 1975 | 391 |
| 1982 | 417 |
| 1990 | 393 |
| 1999 | 382 |
| 2006 | 385 |
With 420 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Meussia 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 about 240 people, a significant increase in population was recorded during the 1970s. Since then, the number of inhabitants has decreased slightly again.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Meussia was a predominantly agricultural village. In addition, there are now some small and medium-sized 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 well developed in terms of traffic. It is close to the main road D470 that leads from Lons-le-Saunier to Saint-Claude. Further road connections exist with Clairvaux-les-Lacs and Étival.
