Lect, Jura
Appearance
Lect | |
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![]() The town hall in Lect | |
Coordinates: 46°23′24″N 5°40′36″E / 46.39°N 5.6767°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Jura |
Arrondissement | Saint-Claude |
Canton | Moirans-en-Montagne |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Retord[1] |
Area 1 | 11.94 km2 (4.61 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 349 |
• Density | 29/km2 (76/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 39289 /39260 |
Elevation | 306–743 m (1,004–2,438 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Lect (French pronunciation: [lɛkt]) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.[3] The hamlet of Vouglans has been attached to Lect since 1822.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 841 | — |
1975 | 273 | −14.85% |
1982 | 280 | +0.36% |
1990 | 266 | −0.64% |
1999 | 352 | +3.16% |
2009 | 382 | +0.82% |
2014 | 350 | −1.73% |
2020 | 348 | −0.10% |
Source: INSEE[4] |
The large population decrease after 1968 can be explained by the construction of the dam, the reservoir of the hydro-electric power station of the Lac de Vouglans, which required a workforce of more than 500 for five years in the 1960s.
See also
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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