Lus-la-Croix-Haute

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
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Die
Canton	Le Diois
Intercommunality	Diois
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Laurent Bernard
Area 1	87.20 km2 (33.67 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	526
• Density	6.0/km2 (16/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26168 /26620
Elevation	971–2,454 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.

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

Geography

Situated in the Dauphiné Alps, it is the highest commune in the Drôme department.

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.

On the commune's northern border lies the mountain pass Col de la Croix Haute, through which route national 75 joins Marseille to Grenoble. This pass is a climate border between the Northern and Southern Alps. The community is also known as the source of the Buëch River, which flows in the valley of la Jarjatte through the 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

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, which originated in Lus-la-Croix-Haute and its surroundings. During the French Wars of Religion, they were displaced to the regions of Vivarais, Orange, Velay and to the Netherlands.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,518 —     1800 1,759 +2.13% 1806 1,564 −1.94% 1821 1,710 +0.60% 1831 1,745 +0.20% 1836 1,838 +1.04% 1841 1,637 −2.29% 1846 1,711 +0.89% 1851 1,639 −0.86% 1856 1,449 −2.43% 1861 1,556 +1.44% 1866 1,546 −0.13% 1872 1,503 −0.47% 1876 1,721 +3.44% 1881 1,550 −2.07% 1886 1,484 −0.87% 1891 1,352 −1.85% 1896 1,258 −1.43%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 1,174 −1.37% 1906 1,137 −0.64% 1911 1,075 −1.12% 1921 931 −1.43% 1926 851 −1.78% 1931 743 −2.68% 1936 719 −0.65% 1946 705 −0.20% 1954 600 −2.00% 1962 573 −0.57% 1968 487 −2.67% 1975 479 −0.24% 1982 412 −2.13% 1990 428 +0.48% 1999 437 +0.23% 2007 489 +1.42% 2012 522 +1.31% 2017 549 +1.01%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department
• Parc naturel régional du Vercors

References

• Chorier/ Histoire du Dauphiné

External links

• Official website