Lons-le-Saunier
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| Lons-le-Saunier | |
|---|---|
| Country | |
| Région | Franche Comté |
| Départment | Jura (préfecture) |
| Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier |
| Canton | Chief town of 2 cantons |
| INSEE | 39300 |
| Postal Code | 39000 |
| Mayor Current Term | Jacques Pélissard 2001-2008 |
| Intercommunality | Communauté de Communes du Bassin de Lons-le-Saunier |
| Longitude | 05° 33' 16" E |
| Latitude | 46° 40' 31" N |
| Altitudes | average : 255 m minimum : 243 m maximum : 415 m |
| Area | 7.68 km² |
| Population without double-counting | 18,483 inhab. (1999) |
| Population Density | 2,407 inhab./km² |
Lons-le-Saunier is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Jura département.
Miscellaneous
Births
- Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle (1760-1836), composer of La Marseillaise, the French national anthem
- Étienne Bobillier (1798-1840), mathematician
- Maurice Joly (1829-1878), satirist and lawyer
- René Rémond (born 1918), historian and political economist
- Guy Canivet (born 1943), judge
Twin towns
Lons-le-Saunier is twinned with:
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