Arrondissement of Saint-Claude

Saint-Claude
Arrondissement
Location within the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Location within the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentJura
No. of communes55
SubprefectureSaint-Claude
Area
957.8 km2 (369.8 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[1]
48,208
 • Density50/km2 (100/sq mi)
INSEE code393

The arrondissement of Saint-Claude is an arrondissement of France in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has 55 communes.[2] Its population is 48,208 (2021), and its area is 957.8 km2 (369.8 sq mi).[3]

Composition

The communes of the arrondissement of Saint-Claude, and their INSEE codes, are:[2]

  1. Avignon-lès-Saint-Claude (39032)
  2. Bellecombe (39046)
  3. Bellefontaine (39047)
  4. Bois-d'Amont (39059)
  5. Les Bouchoux (39068)
  6. Chancia (39102)
  7. Charchilla (39106)
  8. Chassal-Molinges (39339)
  9. Châtel-de-Joux (39118)
  10. La Chaumusse (39126)
  11. La Chaux-du-Dombief (39131)
  12. Choux (39151)
  13. Coiserette (39157)
  14. Coteaux du Lizon (39491)
  15. Coyrière (39174)
  16. Coyron (39175)
  17. Crenans (39179)
  18. Les Crozets (39184)
  19. Étival (39216)
  20. Fort-du-Plasne (39232)
  21. Grande-Rivière Château (39258)
  22. Hauts de Bienne (39368)
  23. Jeurre (39269)
  24. Lac-des-Rouges-Truites (39271)
  25. Lajoux (39274)
  26. Lamoura (39275)
  27. Larrivoire (39280)
  28. Lavancia-Épercy (39283)
  29. Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude (39286)
  30. Lect (39289)
  31. Leschères (39293)
  32. Longchaumois (39297)
  33. Maisod (39307)
  34. Martigna (39318)
  35. Meussia (39328)
  36. Moirans-en-Montagne (39333)
  37. Montcusel (39351)
  38. Morbier (39367)
  39. Les Moussières (39373)
  40. Nanchez (39130)
  41. La Pesse (39413)
  42. Prémanon (39441)
  43. Ravilloles (39453)
  44. La Rixouse (39460)
  45. Rogna (39463)
  46. Les Rousses (39470)
  47. Saint-Claude (39478)
  48. Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux (39487)
  49. Saint-Pierre (39494)
  50. Septmoncel Les Molunes (39510)
  51. Vaux-lès-Saint-Claude (39547)
  52. Villard-Saint-Sauveur (39560)
  53. Villards-d'Héria (39561)
  54. Viry (39579)
  55. Vulvoz (39585)

History

The arrondissement of Saint-Claude was created in 1800.[4] At the January 2017 reorganisation of the arrondissements of Jura, it lost four communes to the arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier.[5]

As a result of the reorganisation of the cantons of France which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Saint-Claude were, as of January 2015:[6]

  1. Les Bouchoux
  2. Moirans-en-Montagne
  3. Morez
  4. Saint-Claude
  5. Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux

References

  1. ^ "Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Populations légales 2021: 39 Jura" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
  3. ^ "Comparateur de territoire, géographie au 01/01/2023". INSEE. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  4. ^ Historique du Jura
  5. ^ "Arrêté préfectoral, 27 December 2016" (PDF). pp. 10–12. Retrieved 2019-10-21.
  6. ^ "Populations légales 2012: 39 Jura" (PDF). INSEE. December 2014.

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