Château-Chalon

Château-Chalon is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Château-Chalon
Commune
The Benedictine house in Château-Chalon
Coat of arms
Location of Château-Chalon
Château-Chalon Château-Chalon
Coordinates: 46°45′20″N 5°37′36″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Lons-le-Saunier
Canton	Poligny
Intercommunality	Coteaux de la Haute Seille
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Christian Vuillaume
Area ^1	10.17 km^2 (3.93 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	146
• Density	14/km^2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39114 /39210
Elevation	254–563 m (833–1,847 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The commune is perched on a cliff in the first fold of the Jura mountains. It is reached from the west by a road with numerous hairpin curves. Its location has earned it nomination as one of the Most Beautiful Villages of France.

Although the west side of the village is a sheer cliff, the east side slopes gently away in vineyards known for their wine, including their white wine, Château-Chalon AOC.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 641 —     1806 718 +12.0% 1821 647 −9.9% 1831 677 +4.6% 1841 700 +3.4% 1851 673 −3.9% 1861 597 −11.3% 1872 568 −4.9% 1881 551 −3.0% 1891 541 −1.8% 1901 454 −16.1% 1911 394 −13.2%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 317 −19.5% 1931 271 −14.5% 1946 225 −17.0% 1954 228 +1.3% 1962 207 −9.2% 1968 192 −7.2% 1975 160 −16.7% 1982 156 −2.5% 1990 153 −1.9% 1999 160 +4.6% 2006 166 +3.8% 2012 153 −7.8%

See also

• Communes of the Jura department

References

• INSEE statistics

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.