Leschères
Leschères is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.
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 Aerial view of Leschères in 2018 | |
Location of Leschères 
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| Coordinates: 46°27′10″N 5°49′40″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Jura |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Claude |
| Canton | Saint-Claude |
| Intercommunality | Communauté des communes Haut-Jura Saint-Claude |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Annie Mayet |
| Area 1 | 8.28 km2 (3.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2017-01-01)[1] | 209 |
| • Density | 25/km2 (65/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. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1793 | 338 | — |
| 1806 | 373 | +10.4% |
| 1821 | 392 | +5.1% |
| 1831 | 400 | +2.0% |
| 1841 | 378 | −5.5% |
| 1851 | 363 | −4.0% |
| 1861 | 321 | −11.6% |
| 1872 | 289 | −10.0% |
| 1881 | 304 | +5.2% |
| 1891 | 270 | −11.2% |
| 1901 | 266 | −1.5% |
| 1911 | 307 | +15.4% |
| 0921 | 246 | −19.9% |
| 1931 | 243 | −1.2% |
| 1946 | 169 | −30.5% |
| 1954 | 144 | −14.8% |
| 1962 | 132 | −8.3% |
| 1968 | 125 | −5.3% |
| 1975 | 113 | −9.6% |
| 1982 | 118 | +4.4% |
| 1990 | 121 | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 153 | +26.4% |
| 2006 | 223 | +45.8% |
| 2012 | 211 | −5.4% |
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 |
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See also
References
- "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
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