Lucelle is a village

Village

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 situated on the Franco

France

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-Swiss

Switzerland

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 border. It is divided between the two countries, the northern half (47 inhabitants in 1999) being part of the commune of Lucelle, Haut-Rhin

Lucelle, Haut-Rhin

Lucelle is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.The commune comprises the French part of the hamlet of Lucelle, the other part being part of Pleigne, in the Swiss Canton of Jura.-References:*...

, in the Haut-Rhin

Haut-Rhin

Haut-Rhin is a département of the Alsace region of France, named after the Rhine river. Its name means Upper Rhine. Haut-Rhin is the smaller and less populated of the two departements of Alsace, although is still densely populated compared to the rest of France.-Subdivisions:The department...

 département, the southern half being part of Pleigne

Pleigne

Pleigne is a municipality in the district of Delémont in the canton of Jura in Switzerland....

, in the Swiss Canton of Jura

Canton of Jura

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An important Cistercian monastery, Lucelle Abbey, was located here from the early 12th to the late 18th century.