Présilly, Jura

Présilly is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is known the ruins of a castle dating from the 11th and 14th centuries where every summer open air theatrical shows are organized in the summer. The castle is surrounded by a discovery trail to recall what castle life was like.

Présilly
Commune
Ruins of the chateau
Location of Présilly
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Coordinates: 46°33′26″N 5°35′12″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Lons-le-Saunier
Canton	Moirans-en-Montagne
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Colette Soffray
Area ^1	11.23 km^2 (4.34 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	132
• Density	12/km^2 (30/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39443 /39270
Elevation	480–701 m (1,575–2,300 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 340 —     1806 273 −19.7% 1621 236 −13.6% 1831 407 +72.5% 1841 400 −1.7% 1851 371 −7.3% 1861 303 −18.3% 1872 261 −13.9% 1881 272 +4.2% 1891 260 −4.4% 1901 215 −17.3% 1911 208 −3.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 233 +12.0% 1931 189 −18.9% 1946 159 −15.9% 1954 142 −10.7% 1962 118 −16.9% 1968 122 +3.4% 1975 105 −13.9% 1982 107 +1.9% 1990 107 +0.0% 1999 107 +0.0% 2006 103 −3.7% 2012 121 +17.5%

See also

• Communes of the Jura department

References

• INSEE statistics

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

External links

• Official site of the Orgelet canton of which Presilly is a part (in French)
• Some Photos from "Les Miserables" show at the castle ruins
• Le Chateau de Presilly - History (in French)