Lus-la-Croix-Haute
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, in the valley and area of Lus c. 1000 m mountainous environment c. altitude, facing towards Drôme. The community borders with the départements of Isère et the Hautes-Alpes, between the massive mountains of Dévoluy in the east, the 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.