Leschères
Aerial view of Leschères in 2018
Aerial view of Leschères in 2018
Location of Leschères
Leschères is located in France
Leschères
Leschères
Leschères is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Leschères
Leschères
Coordinates: 46°27′10″N 5°49′40″E / 46.4528°N 5.8278°E / 46.4528; 5.8278
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentJura
ArrondissementSaint-Claude
CantonSaint-Claude
IntercommunalityCC Haut-Jura Saint-Claude
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Annie Mayet[1]
Area
1
8.28 km2 (3.20 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)[2]
204
  Density25/km2 (64/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
39293 /39170
Elevation700–1,064 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

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 125    
1975 113−1.43%
1982 118+0.62%
1990 121+0.31%
1999 153+2.64%
2009 213+3.36%
2014 216+0.28%
2020 206−0.79%
Source: INSEE[4]

Demonym

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

Period Name Party
March 2001 March 2014 Roger Béguet
March 2014 current Annie Mayet DVD

See also

References

  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.