See also: Saint-Claude

Saint-Claude is a common French, located in the department of the the Jura and the area Franche-Comté.

Geography

Located at the foot of the plate X of the the Jura, with the Confluent of the Bienne and the Parr, Saint-Claude is the capital of the the High-Jura. It is a very boxed city.

History

The city develops initially around a founded Monastère at the beginning of the 5th century by Romain and Lupicin. It is first of all called Saint-Oyend-of-Joux, of the name of the Abbé Oyend which increases the radiation of the monastery. Place of Pilgrimage, the city benefits the 12th century before from discovered from the intact body from the abbot Claude, deceased some 600 years, to increase its radiation. Venerated by Louis XI, it is at the origin of the current name of the town of Saint-Claude.

The commune was served at the beginning of by the Secondary lines of the Jura.

Economy

Saint-Claude first of all based his economy on the Artisanat and the sale with the pilgrims of articles of tournery in Boi S or Os. This activity makes important great strides starting from 1855 with the Pipe of Bruyère. Today marginal, this craft industry makes the fame of the city.

Saint-Claude was also an important center for the Industrie S concise and Diaman to conceal.

Located at the end of the Plastics Valley, it nowadays counts many companies in connection with the sector of the Plasturgie.

The city has an antenna of the Chamber of commerce and industry of the Jura.

Places and monuments

  • the Cathedral Saint-Pierre, Saint-Paul and Saint-Andrew is classified historic building. One of the characteristics of the Saint-Pierre cathedral that one of his bell-towers (left side) is forever finished.

  • the Museum of the Pipe and the Diamond.
  • the many bridges (Large bridge, bridge of stone…) taking into account the fact that the city is very boxed.
  • Louis-XI Place with his sight on the ramparts
  • Seen on the valley of the Parr of bottom of the picturesque street of Poyat (very sloping street uniting the high district of the abbey and the low districts of the Suburb)
  • the Cocked hat at the exit of the city in the laces of Septmoncel. This geological curiosity points out the shape of the hat worn by the gendarmes under the Revolution. It is very spectacular in winter with the formation of a cascade of ice.
  • Point of view on the city since the cave Holy-Anne which overhangs it of 200 meters.

Personalities related to the commune

  • Holy Claude (Bracon, the Jura v. 607 - Saint-Oyand-of-Joux auj. Saint-Claude 699): bishop of Besancon.

  • Henry Buggy (1550 - 1619): Large Judge of Saint-Claude in the county of Burgundy (1596 to 1616), celebrates demonologist.
  • Lacuzon --Claude Prost-- (Longchaumois, the Jura v. 1607 - Milan, Italy 1681): resisting and independence comtois.
  • François Ignace Dunod de Charnage (Saint-Claude 1679 - Besancon, Doubs 1752): jurisconsult.
  • Antide January (Lavans-the-Saint-Claude, the Jura 1751 - Paris 1835): clock making Master.
  • Jean-Baptiste Lemire (Colmar, Haut-Rhin 1867 - the Arrow, the Sarthe 1945): leader in this city and type-setter.
  • Paul-Emile Victor (Geneva, Switzerland 1907 - Bora Bora, Polynesia Frenchwoman 1995): celebrate exploring polar, scientific, French ethnologist and writer. Owner (and founder in 1947) of the French polar Forwardings during 29 years. It passed its childhood to Saint-Claude.
  • Rene Genis (Hooted, Vietnam 1922 - Saint-Claude 2004): figurative painter, school of poetic reality.
  • Guy Bardone (Saint-Claude 1927): figurative painter of the New School of Paris.
  • Roland Crancée (Tréveray, Meuse 1932): rugby player, international French, involved and played.
  • Nigel Horton (Birmingham, England 1948): rugby player, international English, involved and played.
  • Nick Mallett (Haileybury, England 1956): rugby player, international South-African, involved and played.
  • Bernard Herrero (Toulon, VAr 1957): rugby player, international French, involved it.
  • Nadir Belhadj (Saint-Claude 1982): footballer, plays.
  • Mevlut Erding (Saint-Claude 1987): footballer, plays.
  • Eugene and Michel Gontrand : founders of the recording company Findam then Yew-Music.

Event

  • the festival of the soufflaculs which takes place once per annum and which goes back to the Moyen-âge: the inhabitants are vêtus white tunics, of wolves and bellows which they actuate in front of the ladies, or under the skirts of the ladies. They make burn the king the come evening and the whole is followed of a Fireworks.

  • the festival of the pipes to celebrate a know-how more than centenary by perpetuating joyeusement the tradition and while making divide with each one, from 7 to 77 years, all the smoothness of the pipes made as in time.
  • the festival of cartoons and literatures of the High-Jura. This demonstration organized by Generations Bédés and Salmigondis accommodate authors of various horizons (Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Belgium etc) and whole France. the site: www.festivalbd-haut-jura.monsite.wanadoo.fr
  • Prom' be: great organized annual stock sale each year in the center town (over one weekend of July and one weekend of August)

Administration

Name of the inhabitants

Its inhabitants are called Sanclaudiens and Sanclaudiennes.

Demography

See too

  • the festival of the cartoon and the literature with Saint-Claude. This festival is organized by Générations Bédés and Salmigondis
  • Communes of the Jura
  • Liste of the bishops of Saint-Claude

External bonds

  • Official site of the town of Saint-Claude

  • the museum of the pipe

  • Saint-Claude on the site of the National Geographical Institute

  • Saint-Claude on the site of INSEE
  • Saint-Claude on the site of Quid
  • Localization of Saint-Claude on a chart of France and communes bordering
  • Plane on Saint-Claude on Mapquest

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