Pretin

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

Geography

Pretin is at 366 m above sea level. M., west of Salins- les- Bains and about 31 km southeast of the city of Dole (air line). The village is located in the Jura, in a closed basin at the Bach Vache, at the foot of the heights of the first Jura plateau.

The area of 5.44 km ² municipal area includes a portion of the French Jura. The central part of the area occupied by the basin of Pretin, which has a diameter of approximately one kilometer. It is drained by the creek Vache, which enters from the east into the boiler, northwest to Furieuse. Is flanked to the west of the valley from Mont Begon, at the 631 m above sea level. M. the highest elevation reached by Pretin, in the north of Château (620 m above sea level. M. ), to the east of the height of the Fort Saint -André and in the south of the plateau of the Jura plateau, which here is mainly covered by forests ( Bois du Chaumois, to 620 m asl ). .

Neighboring communities of Pretin are Aiglepierre, Marnoz and Salins- les- Bains in the north, Bracon the east, Ivory and Mesnay in the south and Arbois in the West.

History

Several findings, including Greek pottery fragments, indicate that the municipality area of Pretin been inhabited since prehistoric times and during the Gallo- Roman period. On the hill of Château was during the Iron Age, an oppidum.

In the 9th century the priory of Notre- Dame de Château- sur -Salins was founded, which was dependent on the Abbey of Gigny and later by the chapter of Saint- Maurice at first and was destroyed during the French Revolution. Together with the Franche -Comté Pretin came with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678 to France.

Attractions

The village church of Pretin was built in the 19th century. The pulpit and a statue from the 13th century are from the former priory.

Population

With 61 inhabitants (as of 1 January 2011) Pretin one of the smallest towns in the Jura. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (1891 180 people were still counted ), only small fluctuations were recorded since the early 1980s.

Economy and infrastructure

Pretin 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 area, especially in Salins- les- Bains their work.

The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a local road that leads from Marnoz by Bracon.

Commune in the department of Jura
Place in Franche -Comté

Arrondissement Arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier Cantons of France Postal codes in France Dole, Jura Ivory (Jura) Cernans La Chapelle-sur-Furieuse Chaux-Champagny Chilly-sur-Salins

660624