Arrondissements of the Jura department
There are 3 arrondissements in the Jura department.[1] The French departments, and in other countries, are divided into arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts (in some cases, as boroughs). The capital of an arrondissement is called a subprefecture.
If the prefecture (capital) of the department is in an arrondissement, that prefecture is the capital of the arrondissement, acting both as a prefecture and as a subprefecture.
The arrondissements are further divided into cantons and communes.
The arrondissements of the Jura department are:
| INSEE code |
Arrondissement | Capital | Population[2] (2014) |
Area[3] (km²) |
Density (Inh./km²) |
Communes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 391 | Dole | Dole | 83,701 | 1,171.2 | 71.5 | 191 |
| 392 | Lons-le-Saunier | Lons-le-Saunier | 126,071 | 2,825.4 | 44.6 | 258 |
| 393 | Saint-Claude | Saint-Claude | 50,909 | 1,002.6 | 50.8 | 60 |
History
Since its creation, the Jura department has had few changes:[4]
- 1790 : six districts: Dole, Salins, Poligny, Lons-le-Saunier, Orgelet, Saint-Claude.
- 1800 : the six districts were changed into four arrondissements: Lons-le-Saunier, Dole, Poligny and Saint-Claude.
- 1926 : the arrondissement of Poligny was eliminated.
Arrondissements Of The Jura Department Media
Map of arrondissements of the Jura department.
Related pages
References
- ↑ "Département du Jura (39)". Géographie administrative et d'étude (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Département du Jura (39)". Comparateur de territoire (in French). Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques - INSEE. Retrieved 1 July 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ↑ "Historique du Jura". Le SPLAF (in French). Retrieved 1 July 2017.
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