Vescles

Vescles (French pronunciation: [vɛskl]) is a commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.^[2]

Vescles
Commune
Ruins of the Château d'Oliferne
Location of Vescles
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Coordinates: 46°21′40″N 5°36′50″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Lons-le-Saunier
Canton	Moirans-en-Montagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Pierre Boisson[1]
Area 1	20.27 km2 (7.83 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	184
• Density	9.08/km2 (23.5/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39557 /39240
Elevation	305–800 m (1,001–2,625 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	156	—
1975	153	−0.28%
1982	143	−0.96%
1990	167	+1.96%
1999	183	+1.02%
2009	213	+1.53%
2014	204	−0.86%
2020	184	−1.71%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Jura department