Lus-la-Croix-Haute

Lus-la-Croix-Haute is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Lus-la-Croix-Haute
Commune
The town hall of Lus-la-Croix-Haute
Location of Lus-la-Croix-Haute
Lus-la-Croix-Haute
Lus-la-Croix-Haute
Coordinates: 44°39′59″N 5°42′23″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementDie
CantonLe Diois
IntercommunalityDiois
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Ginette Carmel
Area
1
87.20 km2 (33.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
549
 • Density6.3/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
26168 /26620
Elevation971–2,454 m (3,186–8,051 ft)
(avg. 1,050 m or 3,440 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

It is situated in the Dauphiné Alps. It is the highest commune in the Drôme départment.

Lus-la-Croix-Haute is a very extended community in the département of Drôme, with an area of 87.2 square kilometres (33.7 sq mi), in the valley and area of Lus c. 1000 m mountainous environment c. 2,453 m (8,048 ft) altitude, facing towards Drôme. The community borders with the départements of Isère et the Hautes-Alpes (High-Alpes), between the massive mountains of Dévoluy in the east, the (valley) of Trièves in the north and the Diois in the west. Lus-la-Croix-Haute is centered between Clelles and Aspres-sur-Buëch. The community includes 24 areas, including La Caire, Les Corréardes, Le Trabuech, Mas Rebuffat, Mas Bourget, La Jarjatte, Les Morlières, Les Lussettes, Moulin de l'Ours, Les Fauries, and Les Miellons.

The community is known for the col de la Croix-Haute, at its northern limit, through which route national 75 joins Marseille to Grenoble, and which is a climate border between the Northern and Southern Alps. The community is also known as the source of the river Buëch, which flows in the valley of la Jarjatte through the magnificent cascades of Mougious, which is indeed the source of it in the valley of Buëch. The community has a railroad-station along the Lyon-Perrache to Marseille-Saint-Charles railroad line via Grenoble served by the TER of the connection Grenoble - Gap.

History

Around the first millennium, and during the 11th and 12th centuries, Lus-la-Croix Haute belonged to the lordship of Trièves, which was the property of the ancient counts of Die. The Bishops of Die played a considerable role in the region through the history. One of their principal vassals and feudal-lords was the family Odde de Bonniot, co-lords of Vercors, chivalrous family originating of the Lus-la-Croix-Haute and its surroundings, which was displaced to the region of Vivarais, to Orange, and to Velay and to the Netherlands (Holland) during the wars of religion in France.

Population
Historical population of Lus-la-Croix-Haute
Year19111962196819751982199019992008
Population1075401487479412428437498

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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