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]

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
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.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,463	—
1975	1,804	+3.04%
1982	2,010	+1.56%
1990	2,282	+1.60%
1999	2,429	+0.70%
2007	2,534	+0.53%
2012	2,555	+0.17%
2017	2,437	−0.94%
Populations of the area corresponding with the commune of Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude at 1 January 2020. Source: INSEE[6]

Sport

Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude is the home of Championnat de France Amateurs club, Jura Sud Lavans.

Personalities

• Antide Janvier (1751–1835), clockmaker, was born at Briva (today Brive), a hamlet within the commune.

See also

• Communes of the Jura department