Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude
Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Ponthoux was merged into Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude.[1] On 1 January 2019, the former commune of Pratz was merged into Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude.[2]
Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude | |
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 The town hall in Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude | |
Location of Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude 
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  Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude  Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude | |
| Coordinates: 46°23′14″N 5°46′59″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Jura |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Claude |
| Canton | Saint-Lupicin and Moirans-en-Montagne |
| Intercommunality | Haut-Jura Saint-Claude |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Philippe Passot |
| Area 1 | 23.68 km2 (9.14 sq mi) |
| Population (2016) | 2,498 |
| • Density | 110/km2 (270/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. | |
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 536 | — |
| 1806 | 662 | +23.5% |
| 1821 | 735 | +11.0% |
| 1831 | 658 | −10.5% |
| 1841 | 628 | −4.6% |
| 1851 | 645 | +2.7% |
| 1861 | 615 | −4.7% |
| 1872 | 598 | −2.8% |
| 1881 | 726 | +21.4% |
| 1891 | 707 | −2.6% |
| 1901 | 758 | +7.2% |
| 1911 | 801 | +5.7% |
| 1921 | 829 | +3.5% |
| 1931 | 894 | +7.8% |
| 1946 | 868 | −2.9% |
| 1954 | 875 | +0.8% |
| 1962 | 1,118 | +27.8% |
| 1968 | 1,219 | +9.0% |
| 1975 | 1,509 | +23.8% |
| 1982 | 1,602 | +6.2% |
| 1990 | 1,811 | +13.0% |
| 1999 | 1,896 | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 1,878 | −0.9% |
| 2012 | 1,904 | +1.4% |
Sport
Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs club, Jura Sud Lavans.
Personalities
- Antide Janvier (1751–1835), clockmaker, was born at Briva (today Brive), a hamlet within the commune.
See also
References
- Arrêté préfectoral 28 October 2015
- Arrêté préfectoral 16 October 2018, p. 56
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