Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude

Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude (French pronunciation: [lavɑ̃ lɛ sɛ̃ klod], literally Lavans near Saint-Claude) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.^[3] On 1 January 2016, the former commune of Ponthoux was merged into Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude.^[4] On 1 January 2019, the former commune of Pratz was merged into Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude.^[5]

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Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude
Commune
The town hall in Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude
Location of Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude
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Coordinates: 46°23′14″N 5°46′59″E / 46.3872°N 5.7831°E / 46.3872; 5.7831
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Saint-Claude
Canton	Coteaux du Lizon
Intercommunality	Haut-Jura Saint-Claude
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Passot[1]
Area 1	23.68 km2 (9.14 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	2,342
• Density	99/km2 (260/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39286 /39170
Elevation	356–936 m (1,168–3,071 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
3. ^ INSEE commune file
4. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 28 October 2015
5. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 16 October 2018, p. 56
6. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

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