Grande Saline de Salins-les-Bains, Salins-les-Bains

Name: Grande Saline de Salins-les-Bains
Address: Place des Salines, Salins-les-Bains, France

#2 among attractions in Salins-les-Bains

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The Salins-les-Bains salt works are a group of two ancient salt works located in Salins-les-Bains, in the Jura department, in France. Site of industrial production of igneous salt, they are with the saltworks of Lons-le-Saunier among the oldest known, in activity since approximately 7 000 years.

Closed in 1962, they are now a tourist site inscribed since 2009 on the UNESCO World Heritage List in addition to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans. The site had been on the tentative list since 2002.

Property of the town of Salins-les-Bains since 1966, the Salins-les-Bains saltworks have been part of the Engrenages network since 1978.

The Salins-les-Bains saltworks are one of the oldest known sites for the production of ignigenic salt. They illustrate the history of the techniques used to produce salt, the "white gold", from the collection of salt water springs over a period of nearly 7,000 years. Today, the Salins-les-Bains saltworks welcome about 70,000 visitors each year.

Alternative names: Area: 4.72 acres (0.0074 mi²)Coordinates: 46°56'16"N, 5°52'36"E

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Place des SalinesSalins-les-Bains France

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Grande Saline de Salins-les-Bains – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mont Poupet, Maison Pasteur, Tour Gloriette, Château Bontemps.

2.3 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Mont Poupet
60 min walk • Mont Poupet is a mountain in the Jura Mountains, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, eastern France. With an elevation of 851 metres, it is located in the commune of Saint-Thiébaud. From up there you can look down over the whole valley of Salins-les-Bains. The mountain is mostly composed of limestone.
5.5 miSW
46°54'24"N • 5°46'11"E
Maison Pasteur, Arbois
140 min walk • Historical place, Science museum, Museum
5.5 miSW
46°54'5"N • 5°46'25"E
Tour Gloriette, Arbois
140 min walk • Historical place, Forts and castles
5.5 miSW
Forts and castles
Château Bontemps, Arbois
142 min walk • The castle Bontemps is a private castle of the XII th century, located in Arbois in the Jura, in Franche-Comté. It is registered as a historical monument since April 17, 1989.
~1000 ftSE
Sacred and religious sites, Church
Église Saint-Anatoile, Salins-les-Bains
5 min walk • The church of Saint-Anatoile is a Catholic church of the XIII th century of Burgundian Gothic style located in Salins-les-Bains, in the Jura. The building is classified as a historical monument since 1846.
5.5 miSW
46°54'8"N • 5°46'18"E
Église Saint-Just, Arbois
142 min walk • Church
5.3 miSW
Forts and castles
Château Pécauld, Arbois
137 min walk • The castle Pécauld is a castle of the XIII th century in Arbois in the Jura in Burgundy-Franche-Comté. It houses the museum of wine and vine since 1993 and is registered as a historical monument since November 22, 1988.
~630 ftN
Church
Chapelle Notre-Dame Libératrice, Salins-les-Bains
4 min walk • The Notre-Dame-Libératrice chapel in Salins-les-Bains, in the Jura, is a 17th century votive chapel dedicated to the Virgin Mary and classified as a historical monument by order of February 28, 1931.
5.2 miSW
Forts and castles
Château de Verreux, Arbois
133 min walk • The castle of Verreux is a monument located in Arbois in the Jura department. The building is registered as a historical monument since 1997.
6.9 miNE
Memorial
Alphonse Delacroix
178 min walk • Alphonse Delacroix, born January 10, 1807 in Dole and died January 7, 1878 in Besançon, was a French architect.
4.9 miS
Winery, Wine tours
Jura wine
125 min walk • Jura wine is French wine produced in the Jura département. Located between Burgundy and Switzerland, this cool climate wine region produces wines with some similarity to Burgundy and Swiss wine.

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Which popular attractions are close to Grande Saline de Salins-les-Bains?

Nearby attractions include Chapelle Notre-Dame Libératrice, Salins-les-Bains (4 min walk), Église Saint-Anatoile, Salins-les-Bains (5 min walk), War Memorial, Salins-les-Bains (13 min walk).