Tancua

Tancua is a village in the department of Jura in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.[1] Formerly a separate municipality, it was merged with Morbier on 1 January 2007.[2] Its inhabitants are known as Quewans.[3]

Tancua
Part of Morbier
Location of Tancua
Tancua Tancua
Coordinates: 46°31′32″N 5°58′48″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Saint-Claude
Canton	Morez
Commune	Morbier
Area ^1	6.74 km^2 (2.60 sq mi)
Population  (2004)	151
• Density	22/km^2 (58/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	39400
Elevation	620–1,110 m (2,030–3,640 ft) (avg. 889 m or 2,917 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Tancua was, until well into the 20th century, mainly agricultural, especially for livestock breeding and dairy farming, with somewhat of a logging industry.

Demographics

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1793	205	—
1800	219	+6.8%
1806	219	+0.0%
1821	200	−8.7%
1831	211	+5.5%
1836	222	+5.2%
1841	213	−4.1%
1846	205	−3.8%
1851	190	−7.3%
1856	194	+2.1%
1861	194	+0.0%
1866	191	−1.5%
1872	188	−1.6%
1876	177	−5.9%
1881	159	−10.2%
1886	156	−1.9%
1891	137	−12.2%
1896	123	−10.2%
1901	123	+0.0%
1906	178	+44.7%
1911	303	+70.2%
1921	120	−60.4%
1926	116	−3.3%
1931	93	−19.8%
1936	87	−6.5%
1946	86	−1.1%
1954	120	+39.5%
1962	102	−15.0%
1968	109	+6.9%
1975	88	−19.3%
1982	149	+69.3%
1990	158	+6.0%
1999	167	+5.7%
2004	151	−9.6%

References

1. "Tancua Map - France Google Satellite Maps". maplandia.com. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
2. INSEE
3. "The Natives of the French Municipalities". habitants.fr (via Google Translate). Retrieved 2015-06-22.