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Origin and history

The former border pillar of Condamine, dated from the 17th century, is a vestige of the territorial boundaries of this period. Located in the Jura department, it illustrates the methods of marking the boundaries between political or seigneurial entities, common under the Ancien Régime. Its classification as a Historical Monument by decree of 10 December 1931 underlines its heritage importance and its rarity as a material object of local administrative history.

In modern times, border crossings played an essential role in the management of territories, often subject to conflicts or negotiations between lords, village communities or provinces. In a region such as Franche-Comté, marked by its turbulent history between the Kingdom of France and the Holy Empire, these concrete landmarks were used to avoid disputes over rights to use land, forests or rivers. Their presence also reflected the growing authority of the state or local institutions in the organisation of rural areas.

The bound of Condamine, though discreet, thus fits into this context of territorial rationalization characteristic of the seventeenth century.

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