Montmorot

Montmorot is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is a western suburb of Lons-le-Saunier.

Montmorot
Commune
The road into Montmorot
Coat of arms
Location of Montmorot
Montmorot Montmorot
Coordinates: 46°40′37″N 5°31′50″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Lons-le-Saunier
Canton	Lons-le-Saunier-1
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	André Barbarin
Area ^1	11.36 km^2 (4.39 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	3,036
• Density	270/km^2 (690/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39362 /39570
Elevation	223–355 m (732–1,165 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The Vallière flows west through the southern part of the commune and crosses the town.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 1,543 —     1806 1,764 +14.3% 1821 1,555 −11.8% 1831 1,617 +4.0% 1841 1,836 +13.5% 1851 1,925 +4.8% 1861 1,750 −9.1% 1872 2,006 +14.6% 1881 1,827 −8.9% 1891 1,757 −3.8% 1901 1,887 +7.4% 1911 1,792 −5.0%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,642 −8.4% 1931 1,994 +21.4% 1946 2,346 +17.7% 1954 2,344 −0.1% 1962 2,688 +14.7% 1968 2,792 +3.9% 1975 3,344 +19.8% 1982 3,320 −0.7% 1990 3,177 −4.3% 1999 3,090 −2.7% 2006 3,124 +1.1% 2012 3,038 −2.8%

See also

• Communes of the Jura department

References

• INSEE statistics

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