Vaux-lès-Saint-Claude
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | law | |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Claude | |
| Canton | Saint-Lupicine | |
| Community association | Jura Sud | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 21 ' N , 5 ° 44' E | |
| height | 324-950 m | |
| surface | 9.36 km 2 | |
| Residents | 693 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 74 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 39360 | |
| INSEE code | 39547 | |
Vaux-lès-Saint-Claude is a commune in the French department of Jura in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Vaux-lès-Saint-Claude is located at 329 m , about ten kilometers west-southwest of the city of Saint-Claude (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , in the valley of the Bienne , on the south side of the river in a valley widening, at the north foot of the ridge of the Roche de Joux.
The area of the municipality of 9.36 km² covers a section of the French Jura. The central part is occupied by an approximately 1 km wide valley widening of the Bienne, which flows here from southeast to northwest with several meanders through the flat valley floor. The floodplain is flanked on both sides by steeply rising slopes, some of which are criss-crossed by ledges. There are several caves here, including the Lacuzon grotto . In the north, the border runs on the upper edge of the steep drop to the Bienne valley. To the south, the community area extends up the slope, which is subdivided by several erosion channels, and at the height northwest of the Roche de Joux, it reaches the highest point of Vaux-lès-Saint-Claude at 950 m . The municipality is part of the Upper Jura Regional Nature Park (French: Parc naturel régional du Haut-Jura ).
Vaux-lès-Saint-Claude includes the hamlet of Chiriat ( 330 m ) in the Bienne valley to the south-east of the village, as well as some individual farms. Neighboring communities of Vaux-lès-Saint-Claude are Pratz in the north, Chassal-Molinges in the east, Rogna and Viry in the south, and Lavancia-Epercy and Jeurre in the west.
history
The municipality of Vaux-lès-Saint-Claude was already populated during Roman times. The place name originally comes from the Latin word vallis (valley). Since the Middle Ages, Vaux-lès-Saint-Claude has belonged to the territory of the Saint-Claude Abbey. The village was a center of dyeing, especially in the 15th and 16th centuries. At that time, there were extensive saffron plantations in the valley of the Bienne . Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. A change of area occurred in 1822 when the previously independent Chiriat was incorporated into Vaux-lès-Saint-Claude.
Attractions
The village church of Vaux-lès-Saint-Claude originally dates from the 15th century, but was later changed several times. The Saint-Romain chapel (on the edge of the Saint-Romain plateau on the border with Pratz) has a very beautiful view of the village and the Bienne valley.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 435 |
| 1968 | 487 |
| 1975 | 505 |
| 1982 | 572 |
| 1990 | 629 |
| 1999 | 684 |
With 693 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Vaux-lès-Saint-Claude 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 450 people, a significant increase in population has been recorded since the early 1960s.
Economy and Infrastructure
For a long time, Vaux-lès-Saint-Claude was predominantly a village characterized by agriculture and forestry. In addition, there are now some small and medium-sized businesses, including the plastics industry and tobacco pipe production. Many workers are also commuters who work in the larger towns in the area, mainly in Oyonnax and Saint-Claude.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is on the main road from Oyonnax to Saint-Claude . The closest connection to the A404 motorway (Saint-Martin-du-Frêne-Oyonnax) is around 14 km away. Vaux-lès-Saint-Claude has a train station on the railway line from Oyonnax to Saint-Claude.
