Les Planches-près-Arbois

Les Planches-près-Arbois (French pronunciation: [le plɑ̃ʃ pʁɛ aʁbwa], literally Les Planches near Arbois) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.^[3]

Les Planches-près-Arbois
Commune
A view within Les Planches-près-Arbois
Location of Les Planches-près-Arbois
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Coordinates: 46°52′46″N 5°48′27″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Dole
Canton	Arbois
Intercommunality	CC Arbois, Poligny, Salins, Cœur du Jura
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	François Perrin[1]
Area 1	1.39 km2 (0.54 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	86
• Density	62/km2 (160/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39425 /39600
Elevation	320–571 m (1,050–1,873 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	87	—
1975	65	−4.08%
1982	75	+2.07%
1990	67	−1.40%
1999	79	+1.85%
2009	94	+1.75%
2014	104	+2.04%
2020	88	−2.75%
Source: INSEE[4]

Geography

The village is located in the Reculée des Planches, a gorge which is home to a series of impressive caves and ends in abrupt, limestone cliffs and scree slopes, making it one of the Jura's most prized natural sites. The whole of the gorge is a protected, natural area and also a Natura 2000 site.

The landscapes and the viewpoints are protected. This protection strictly limits any expansion of the village but seems to correspond to the current inhabitants' desire to treasure their shared heritage.

See also

• Communes of the Jura department