Les Cluses

Les Cluses is a commune in the Pyrénées-Orientales department in southern France.

Geography

Les Cluses is located in the canton of Céret and in the arrondissement of Céret.

Population

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Cluses

Cluses is a commune in the Haute-Savoie department in the Rhône-Alpes region in southeastern France.

Citizens are known as Clusiens. The commune is situated in the Arve Valley, on the river which bears the same name. Cluses is known for its Alpine setting and (during the first part of the 20th century) its watch-making industry.

Geography

The town is located in the Arve Valley, in the region Faucigny. Situated between Geneva and Chamonix, Cluses is located near a number of popular ski slopes.

Population

Cluses began as a commune with 2208 citizens in 1902, growing to 16,732 residents in 1990.

History

During the Middle Ages, a bridge was built on the Arve River. Travelers crossing the bridge soon stimulated trade in the area, and the first village was born at the center of the "cluse" (a narrow valley), situated between the mountains and the Arve River. Cluses became an independent commune on 4 May 1310. The Baron Hughes of Faucigny had an important role in the town's evolution as an independent commune.