Bracon, Jura

Bracon
Commune
Bracon
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
Bracon
Coordinates: 46°55′53″N 5°52′55″E / 46.9314°N 5.8819°E / 46.9314; 5.8819Coordinates: 46°55′53″N 5°52′55″E / 46.9314°N 5.8819°E / 46.9314; 5.8819
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Jura
Arrondissement Dole
Canton Arbois
Government
  Mayor (20142020) Patrice Villalonga
Area1 6.29 km2 (2.43 sq mi)
Population (2009)2 283
  Density 45/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 39072 /39110
Elevation 345–626 m (1,132–2,054 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Bracon is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Local tradition holds that St. Claudius of Besancon was born here in the 7th century.[1]

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962225    
1968266+18.2%
1975273+2.6%
1982330+20.9%
1990355+7.6%
1999332−6.5%
2006295−11.1%
2009283−4.1%

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References

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