Picarreau

Picarreau is a commune in the French department of Jura in the Franche -Comté.

Geography

Picarreau is located on 545 m above sea level. M., about 17 km northeast of the town of Lons -le- Saunier (air line). The village is located in the Jura, in the central part of the plateau Caledonia (first Jura plateau ), between the valleys of erosion seille ( Cirque de Ladoye ) in the west and the ridge of the Côte de l' Today in the East.

The area of ​​8.96 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The entire area is occupied by the level of the plateau Caledonia, the average at 540 m above sea level. M. is and is passed partly of arable and meadow land, partly by forest. The plateau has no above-ground rivers, because the rainwater seeps into the karst underground. To the east, the municipality's area over the vast forests Bois du Fuatelet and Bois du Dos à l' Âne extends to the crest of the Côte de l' Today. Here is 628 m above sea level. M. reached the highest elevation of Picarreau.

Neighboring communities of Picarreau are Le Fied and Poligny in the north, and Besain Crotenay in the east, the south and Bonnefontaine Fay -en- Montagne in the West.

History

The territory of Picarreau was settled very early. Near the village led by a Roman Road, which linked trade as the former settlements in Poligny and Villard - d'Héria. On the site also several Roman fountains were discovered. The medieval village name Puis - Carréal transformed over time through Puiscarraul the present Picarreau. Together with the Franche -Comté reached the village with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.

Attractions

The village church of Picarreau was inaugurated in 1809. At the eastern exit of the village stands a statue of the Blessed Virgin, which was built in 1920 because the village had been spared in the First World War by the German troops.

Population

With 95 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Picarreau one of the smallest towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (1886 234 persons were still counted ), only relatively small fluctuations were recorded since the mid- 1970s.

Economy and infrastructure

Picarreau was until well into the 20th century a predominantly coined by agriculture and forestry village. In addition, there are today some of the local small business enterprises. Meanwhile, the village has also changed into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who engage in the larger towns in the vicinity of their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a secondary road, leading from Voiteur via Crotenay after Champagnole. Further road links exist with Besain, Fay -en- Montagne and Bonnefontaine.

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