Château-Chalon

Château-Chalon
Commune

Coat of arms
Château-Chalon
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
Château-Chalon
Coordinates: 46°45′20″N 5°37′36″E / 46.7556°N 5.6267°E / 46.7556; 5.6267Coordinates: 46°45′20″N 5°37′36″E / 46.7556°N 5.6267°E / 46.7556; 5.6267
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Jura
Arrondissement Lons-le-Saunier
Canton Poligny
Intercommunality Coteaux de la Haute Seille
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Christian Vuillaume
Area1 10.17 km2 (3.93 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 153
 • Density 15/km2 (39/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 39114 /39210
Elevation 254–563 m (833–1,847 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.

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

The commune is perched on a cliff in the first fold of the Jura mountains and commands a spectacular prospect. It is reached from the west by a road with numerous hairpin curves. Its location has earned it nomination as one of the Most Beautiful Villages of France.

Although the west side of the village is a sheer cliff, the east side slopes gently away in vineyards famous for their wine, however mostly for their white wine, Château-Chalon AOC.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793641—    
1806718+12.0%
1821647−9.9%
1831677+4.6%
1841700+3.4%
1851673−3.9%
1861597−11.3%
1872568−4.9%
1881551−3.0%
1891541−1.8%
1901454−16.1%
1911394−13.2%
1921317−19.5%
1931271−14.5%
1946225−17.0%
1954228+1.3%
1962207−9.2%
1968192−7.2%
1975160−16.7%
1982156−2.5%
1990153−1.9%
1999160+4.6%
2006166+3.8%
2012153−7.8%

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