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Lons-le-Saunier
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Lons-le-Saunier (; Arpitan: Lon-Tsânier) is a commune and capital of the Jura Department, eastern France.
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Lons-le-Saunier is a commune in France, situated within the Jura department and the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier, as well as the cantons of Lons-le-Saunier-Nord and Lons-le-Saunier-Sud. The town has a population of 20,942, comprising 7,685 males and 9,606 females. Its postal code is 39000, and it is located at an elevation of 415 meters above sea level.
The area of Lons-le-Saunier is 7.68 square kilometers. It shares borders with the neighboring communes of Villeneuve-sous-Pymont, Macornay, Chille, and Courbouzon. The town is twinned with Offenburg, Ripley, and Touba. Lons-le-Saunier is described in the 11th edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica.
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Place details
- Locality
- Lons-le-Saunier
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 20,678
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Lons-le-Saunier
- French commune.commune status
- Prefecture and commune
- French commune.image
- Lons 4.jpg
- French commune.caption
- General view of Lons-le-Saunier
- French commune.arrondissement
- Lons-le-Saunier
- French commune.canton
- Lons-le-Saunier-1 and 2
- French commune.INSEE
- 39300
- French commune.postal code
- 39000
- French commune.image flag
- Flag of Lons-le-Saunier.gif
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Lons-le-Saunier.svg
- French commune.mayor
- Jean-Yves Ravier
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Espace Communautaire Lons Agglomération
- French commune.elevation m
- 255
- French commune.elevation min m
- 243
- French commune.elevation max m
- 415
- French commune.area km2
- 7.68
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Official website
Accueil - Lons le Saunier
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Franciade
- Country
- France
- Located in
- Jura
- Population
- 16942
- Area
- 7.68
- Elevation
- 287
- Time zone
- UTC+01:00
- Capital of
- canton of Lons-le-Saunier-1
- Shares border with
- Perrigny
- Official website
- www.lonslesaunier.fr
- Image
- Lons-le-Saunier - Place de la liberté 5.jpg
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- postal code
- 39000
- topic's main category
- Category:Lons-le-Saunier
- twinned administrative body
- Touba
- Commons category
- Lons-le-Saunier
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Lons-le-Saunier
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Lons-le-Saunier
- Commons gallery
- Lons-le-Saunier
- male population
- 7685
- female population
- 9606
- P8168
- Kevin Miller
- native label
- Lons-le-Saunier
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-84-47-29-16
- fax number
- +33-3-84-47-88-96
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- Geography
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- Population
- Personalities
- Births
- Residents
- Twin towns
- Climate
- References
- External links
Lons-le-Saunier (; Arpitan: Lon-Tsânier) is a commune and capital of the Jura Department, eastern France.
==Geography== The town is in the heart of the Revermont region, at the foot of the first plateau of the Jura massif. The Jura escarpment extends to the east and south, while to the west lies the plain of Bresse and to the north extensive vineyards.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Lons-le-Saunier” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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