Grozon

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

Grozon
Commune
The town hall in Grozon
Coat of arms
Location of Grozon
Grozon Grozon
Coordinates: 46°53′25″N 5°42′05″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Dole
Canton	Bletterans
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Gérard Boudier
Area ^1	14.25 km^2 (5.50 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	420
• Density	29/km^2 (76/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39263 /39800
Elevation	239–385 m (784–1,263 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

History

A concession of coal mines was operating in the village in the second half of the 19th century and in the 1940s.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 740 —     1806 830 +12.2% 1821 781 −5.9% 1831 811 +3.8% 1841 868 +7.0% 1851 834 −3.9% 1861 821 −1.6% 1872 781 −4.9% 1881 768 −1.7% 1891 661 −13.9% 1901 628 −5.0% 1911 558 −11.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 591 +5.9% 1931 556 −5.9% 1946 535 −3.8% 1954 500 −6.5% 1962 498 −0.4% 1968 496 −0.4% 1975 452 −8.9% 1982 423 −6.4% 1990 405 −4.3% 1999 396 −2.2% 2006 462 +16.7% 2012 457 −1.1%

See also

• Communes of the Jura department

References

• INSEE statistics

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