Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude
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Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude | |
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 The town hall in Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude | |
Location of Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude  | |
  Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude  Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude | |
| Coordinates: 46°23′14″N 5°46′59″E / 46.3872°N 5.7831°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Jura |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Claude |
| Canton | Coteaux du Lizon |
| Intercommunality | Haut-Jura Saint-Claude |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Passot[1] |
| Area 1 | 23.68 km2 (9.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,333 |
| • Density | 99/km2 (260/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 39286 /39170 |
| Elevation | 356–936 m (1,168–3,071 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude (French pronunciation: [lavɑ̃ lɛ sɛ̃ klod], literally Lavans near Saint-Claude) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.[3] On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Ponthoux was merged into Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude.[4] On 1 January 2019, the former commune of Pratz was merged into Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude.[5]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,463 | — |
| 1975 | 1,804 | +3.04% |
| 1982 | 2,010 | +1.56% |
| 1990 | 2,282 | +1.60% |
| 1999 | 2,429 | +0.70% |
| 2007 | 2,534 | +0.53% |
| 2012 | 2,555 | +0.17% |
| 2017 | 2,437 | −0.94% |
| Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude at 1 January 2020. Source: INSEE[6] | ||
Sport
[edit]Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs club, Jura Sud Lavans.
Personalities
[edit]- Antide Janvier (1751–1835), clockmaker, was born at Briva (today Brive), a hamlet within the commune.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 October 2015
- ^ Arrêté préfectoral 16 October 2018, p. 56
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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