Pra Loup

Pra Loup is a ski inn in France, at Uvernet Fours inside the Alpes de Haute Provence 7 km from the metropolis of Barcelonnette. The site of Pra Loup has been acknowledged for the reason that 1st century BC, with the presence of Liguria shepherds coming from the Mediterranean who settled here and gave delivery to the nearby tribes. The hamlet took shape inside the 12th century, the Chalaisian priests, who got here through Laverq built four previously related buildings like the church, the faculty, the priory and the presbytery. From the 14th century to the 17th century, the hamlet grew, with the construction of farms and a hostel as well as with pastoralist.

Until 1920, the hamlets have been in moderation populated, frequently completely self enough with the mill and oven, although extensively missing ingesting water. The population determined an ingenious device to choose up a meager water source by building a timber pipeline with hollowed tree trunks le bourneous visible at the Museum of Jausiers Valley. At the cease of the 50s, Pierre Groues a scientific philanthropist had the concept to create a skiing resort to develop the splendor of the village.