Leschères
Leschères | |
|---|---|
 Aerial view of Leschères in 2018 | |
 Location of Leschères | |
  Leschères Location within France  Leschères Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Coordinates: 46°27′10″N 5°49′40″E / 46.4528°N 5.8278°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Jura |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Claude |
| Canton | Saint-Claude |
| Intercommunality | CC Haut-Jura Saint-Claude |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Annie Mayet[1] |
Area 1 | 8.28 km2 (3.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 192 |
| • Density | 23.2/km2 (60.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 39293 /39170 |
| Elevation | 700–1,064 m (2,297–3,491 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Leschères (French pronunciation: [leʃɛʁ]) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.[3]
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 125 | — |
| 1975 | 113 | −1.43% |
| 1982 | 118 | +0.62% |
| 1990 | 121 | +0.31% |
| 1999 | 153 | +2.64% |
| 2007 | 219 | +4.58% |
| 2012 | 211 | −0.74% |
| 2017 | 209 | −0.19% |
| 2023 | 192 | −1.40% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Demonym
[edit]The inhabitants of the village are surprisingly known as Quilleux (meaning literally "skittle players"). The name owes its origin to the former existence of seven games of skittles in the village and its hamlets.
Politics and administration
[edit]| Period | Name | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 2001 | March 2014 | Roger Béguet | |
| March 2014 | current | Annie Mayet | DVD |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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