Les Clées
| Les Clées | ||
|---|---|---|
Les Clées castle above the village
|
||
|
||
 Les Clées
Les Clées
|
||
|
Location of Les Clées
 |
||
| Coordinates: 46°44′N 06°28′E / 46.733°N 6.467°ECoordinates: 46°44′N 06°28′E / 46.733°N 6.467°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Vaud | |
| District | Jura-Nord Vaudois | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor |
Syndic M. Charles Burri |
|
| Area | ||
| • Total | 7.04 km2 (2.72 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 605 m (1,985 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 186 | |
| • Density | 26/km2 (68/sq mi) | |
| Demonym(s) | Les Bourdons Les Moustiques |
|
| Postal code | 1356 | |
| SFOS number | 5750 | |
| Localities | La Russille | |
| Surrounded by | L'Abergement, Sergey, Montcherand, Agiez, Bretonnières, Premier, Vallorbe, Ballaigues, Lignerolle | |
| Website |
www Profile (French), SFSO statistics |
|
Les Clées is a municipality in the district of Jura-Nord Vaudois in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.
Les Clées is first mentioned in 1134 as Clees.
Above the village are the remains of the castle. The keep was restored in the 19th Century, but the rest of castle remained in ruins. During the Middle Ages was a city that was granted numerous freedoms in 1272 by the Count of Savoy. It owed its prosperity to the traffic through the Jougne Pass and the tolls that the castle collected on the pass road. Starting in 1536 it belonged to the bailiwick of Yverdon.
The city was the center of the Les Clées district or bailiwick, which also included another eight villages. From the 15th Century until 1566, the Vallée de Joux also belonged to the district. In 1134, Pope Innocent II tried in vain to prohibit the reconstruction of the castle. In 1232, Hugo IV, the Duke of Burgundy granted the district to Guillaume II, the Count of Geneva. The Duke of Burgundy also transferred the feudal rights over the district to Jean Chalon in 1237, who was unable to maintain these rights. renounced the feudal rule and transferred them to, who could not be sustained. The Count of Geneva then held these rights until he was forced to give them up in 1260, following his defeat by Peter of Savoy. In 1272, Count Philip I of Savoy and the dean of Romainmôtier entered into a contract, which granted the protection of the monastery and its lands to the castle of Les Clées. The subjects of the provost had to pay for a tax for this privilege, which continued until 1798. During the Burgundian War, on 22 October 1475, Swiss Confederation troops seized and destroyed the city and castle and killed the castle garrison. Under Bernese rule there were three courts in the Les Clées district, one of which was held in the city. Nevertheless, the city gradually lost importance.
...
Wikipedia