Montmorot

Montmorot (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃mɔʁo]) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.^[3] It is a western suburb of Lons-le-Saunier.

Montmorot
Commune
The road into Montmorot
Coat of arms
Location of Montmorot
Montmorot Show map of France Montmorot Show map of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 46°40′37″N 5°31′50″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Lons-le-Saunier
Canton	Lons-le-Saunier-1
Intercommunality	Espace Communautaire Lons Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André Barbarin[1]
Area 1	11.36 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	3,207
• Density	282.3/km2 (731.2/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39362 /39570
Elevation	223–355 m (732–1,165 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The Vallière flows west through the southern part of the commune and crosses the town.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,543 —     1800 1,549 +0.06% 1806 1,764 +2.19% 1821 1,555 −0.84% 1831 1,617 +0.39% 1836 1,803 +2.20% 1841 1,836 +0.36% 1846 1,946 +1.17% 1851 1,925 −0.22% 1856 1,733 −2.08% 1861 1,750 +0.20% 1866 1,959 +2.28% 1872 2,006 +0.40% 1876 1,955 −0.64% 1881 1,827 −1.35% 1886 1,812 −0.16% 1891 1,757 −0.61% 1896 1,702 −0.63% 1901 1,887 +2.09%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 1,739 −1.62% 1911 1,792 +0.60% 1921 1,642 −0.87% 1926 1,838 +2.28% 1931 1,994 +1.64% 1936 2,064 +0.69% 1946 2,346 +1.29% 1954 2,344 −0.01% 1962 2,688 +1.73% 1968 2,792 +0.63% 1975 3,344 +2.61% 1982 3,320 −0.10% 1990 3,177 −0.55% 1999 3,090 −0.31% 2007 3,112 +0.09% 2012 3,038 −0.48% 2017 3,036 −0.01% 2019 3,082 +0.75%
Source: EHESS[4] and INSEE (1968-2017)[5]

Notable people

• Agustín Fernando Muñoz y Sánchez, 1st Duke of Riánsares, morganitic husband of the Queen-Regent of Spain Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Rianzarès, was named Duke of Montmorot by Louis-Philippe I in 1847. The title is still honoured in Spain.

See also

• Communes of the Jura department