Orgelet

Orgelet (French pronunciation: [ɔʁʒəlɛ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.^[3] It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Orgelet-le-Bourget and Sézéria.^[4] The town is recognized as a remarkable heritage site (Site patrimonial remarquable).^[5] The church Notre-Dame de l'Assomption dates from the 13th-17th century.^[6]

Orgelet
Commune
A general view of Orgelet
Coat of arms
Location of Orgelet
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Coordinates: 46°31′23″N 5°36′40″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Lons-le-Saunier
Canton	Moirans-en-Montagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Duthion[1]
Area 1	23.11 km2 (8.92 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	1,571
• Density	68/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39397 /39270
Elevation	374–653 m (1,227–2,142 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Surrounding communes

Some adjacent communes of Orgelet are:

• Présilly
• Senay - Hamlet of Presilly

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,696	—
1975	1,711	+0.13%
1982	1,622	−0.76%
1990	1,700	+0.59%
1999	1,686	−0.09%
2009	1,725	+0.23%
2014	1,561	−1.98%
2020	1,604	+0.45%
Source: INSEE[7]

See also

• Communes of the Jura department