Lajoux, Jura, France

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

Lajoux
Commune
Town hall
Location of Lajoux
Lajoux Lajoux
Coordinates: 46°22′33″N 5°58′20″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Saint-Claude
Canton	Coteaux du Lizon
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Jean-Marc Rubat du Mérac
Area ^1	23.65 km^2 (9.13 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	262
• Density	11/km^2 (29/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39274 /1410
Elevation	936–1,495 m (3,071–4,905 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1841 662 —     1851 754 +13.9% 1861 708 −6.1% 1872 590 −16.7% 1881 583 −1.2% 1891 559 −4.1% 1901 513 −8.2% 1911 438 −14.6% 1921 352 −19.6% 1931 286 −18.8%

Year Pop. ±% 1946 219 −23.4% 1954 210 −4.1% 1962 193 −8.1% 1968 149 −22.8% 1975 121 −18.8% 1982 158 +30.6% 1990 197 +24.7% 1999 220 +11.7% 2006 243 +10.5% 2012 253 +4.1%

See also

• Communes of the Jura department

References

• INSEE statistics

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