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]

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Tancua
Part of Morbier
Location of Tancua
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Coordinates: 46°31′32″N 5°58′48″E / 46.5256°N 5.98°E / 46.5256; 5.98
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Saint-Claude
Canton	Hauts de Bienne
Commune	Morbier
Area 1	6.74 km2 (2.60 sq mi)
Population  (2004)	151
• Density	22.4/km2 (58.0/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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
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Tancua was, until well into the 20th century, mainly agricultural, especially for livestock breeding and dairy farming, with somewhat of a logging industry.^{[citation needed]}

1. ^ "Commune supprimée de Tancua". INSEE. Retrieved 19 August 2024.
2. ^ Arrêté du 10 octobre 2006 portant modification aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Légifrance.
3. ^ "The Natives of the French Municipalities". habitants.fr (via Google Translate). Retrieved 2015-06-22.

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