Leschères

Leschères (French pronunciation: [leʃɛʁ]) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.^[3]

Leschères
Commune
Aerial view of Leschères in 2018
Location of Leschères
Leschères Show map of France Leschères Show map of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 46°27′10″N 5°49′40″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Saint-Claude
Canton	Saint-Claude
Intercommunality	CC Haut-Jura Saint-Claude
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Annie Mayet[1]
Area 1	8.28 km2 (3.20 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	203
• Density	25/km2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39293 /39170
Elevation	700–1,064 m (2,297–3,491 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	125	—
1975	113	−1.43%
1982	118	+0.62%
1990	121	+0.31%
1999	153	+2.64%
2009	213	+3.36%
2014	216	+0.28%
2020	206	−0.79%
Source: INSEE[4]

Demonym

The inhabitants of the village are surprisingly known as Quilleux (meaning literally "skittle players"). The name owes its origin to the former existence of seven games of skittles in the village and its hamlets.

Politics and administration

Period		Name	Party
March 2001	March 2014	Roger Béguet
March 2014	current	Annie Mayet	DVD

See also

• Communes of the Jura department