Arrondissements of the Jura department
The 3 arrondissements of the Jura department are:[1]
- Arrondissement of Dole, (subprefecture: Dole) with 190 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 106,178 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier, (prefecture of the Jura department: Lons-le-Saunier) with 249 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 104,178 in 2021.
- Arrondissement of Saint-Claude, (subprefecture: Saint-Claude) with 55 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 48,208 in 2021.
History
[edit]In 1800 the arrondissements of Lons-le-Saunier, Dole, Poligny and Saint-Claude were established. The arrondissement of Poligny was disbanded in 1926.[2] In May 2006 the arrondissement of Dole absorbed the canton of Villers-Farlay from the arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier, and it lost the canton of Chaumergy to the arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier.[2]
The borders of the arrondissements of Jura were modified in January 2017:[3]
- 66 communes from the arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier to the arrondissement of Dole
- four communes from the arrondissement of Saint-Claude to the arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier
References
[edit]- ^ "Populations légales 2021: 39 Jura" (PDF). INSEE. December 2023.
- ^ a b Historique du Jura
- ^ "Arrêté n°17-08 BAG portant modification des limites territoriales des arrondissements du département du JURA, 7 January 2017" (PDF). pp. 92–95. Retrieved 2021-04-05.
Article 2 Le prèsent arrêté annule et remplace l'arrêté n°16-818 BAG du 27 décembre 2016 (Section 2 This Order cancels and replaces Order No. 16-818 BAG dated December 27, 2016)
