Chancia

For the Cambrian trilobite genus, see Chancia (trilobite).

Chancia
Commune
The town hall in Chancia
Location of Chancia
Chancia Chancia
Coordinates: 46°20′49″N 5°38′36″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Saint-Claude
Canton	Moirans-en-Montagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Robert Bonin
Area 1	2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	224
• Density	93/km2 (240/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39102 /01590
Elevation	300–680 m (980–2,230 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chancia (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃sja]) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 162 —     1806 151 −6.8% 1821 131 −13.2% 1831 129 −1.5% 1841 118 −8.5% 1851 106 −10.2% 1861 107 +0.9% 1872 106 −0.9% 1881 111 +4.7% 1891 125 +12.6% 1901 131 +4.8% 1911 134 +2.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 123 −8.2% 1931 136 +10.6% 1946 96 −29.4% 1954 96 +0.0% 1962 100 +4.2% 1968 106 +6.0% 1975 77 −27.4% 1982 100 +29.9% 1990 87 −13.0% 1999 142 +63.2% 2006 214 +50.7% 2012 229 +7.0%

See also

• Communes of the Jura department