Molpré
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| local community | Mièges | |
| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | law | |
| Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 47 ' N , 6 ° 4' E | |
| Post Code | 39250 | |
| Former INSEE code | 39340 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Molpré is a town and commune Déléguée in the community Mièges with 28 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the French department of Jura in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté . Molpré is a district of the municipality of Mièges.
geography
Molpré is located at 786 m , about 13 kilometers east-northeast of the city of Champagnole (as the crow flies). The street line village extends in the Jura , in the valley of the Val de Mièges on a hill between the streams of Serpentine in the north and Ruisseau d'Essavilly in the south.
The area of the 2.73 km² large Commune déléguée covers a section of the French Jura. The main part of the area is taken up by the wide valley of the Val de Mièges, which averages 760 m . The area of the Commune déléguée is mainly made up of meadow and pasture land. The Val de Mièges is drained by the serpentine and its left side stream Ruisseau d'Essavilly to the west to the Ain . The area of the Commune déléguée extends to the surrounding high plateaus, in the north to the plateau of Censeau ( 860 m ), in the south to the height of Longcochon and in the east to a promontory of the plateau of Essavilly, on which at 878 m the highest Elevation of the municipality of Molpré was reached.
Neighboring communities of Molpré were Censeau in the north, Communailles-en-Montagne and Mignovillard in the east, Longcochon in the south and Nozeroy and Mièges in the west.
history
From the 12th to the 14th centuries, Molpré formed its own rule, which was under the suzerainty of the rule of Nozeroy. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Until 1794 the village was called Mauprel . In 1813, Molpré merged with Mièges, but was separated again in 1846 and formed an independent municipality until it was reintegrated into Molpré on January 1, 2016.
Attractions
Only a few remains of the former castle have survived.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 51 |
| 1968 | 53 |
| 1975 | 35 |
| 1982 | 38 |
| 1990 | 32 |
| 1999 | 33 |
| 2006 | 29 |
With 21 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2013), Molpré was one of the smallest communities in the Jura department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (125 people were counted in 1891), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the early 1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Molpré was primarily a village characterized by agriculture, especially dairy farming and cattle breeding. Even today, the residents live mainly from their work in the first sector. Outside the primary sector there are few jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
The village is off the main thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Nozeroy to Frasne . Further road connections exist with Mièges and Mignovillard.
