Saint-Claude, Jura
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Subprefecture and commune | |
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Location of Saint-Claude  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°23′16″N 5°51′50″E / 46.3878°N 5.8639°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Jura |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Claude |
| Canton | Saint-Claude |
| Intercommunality | Val de Bienne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jean-Louis Millet |
| Area 1 | 70.19 km2 (27.10 sq mi) |
| Population (2013) | 10,346 |
| • Density | 150/km2 (380/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 39478 /39200 |
| Elevation | 360–1,222 m (1,181–4,009 ft) (avg. 441 m or 1,447 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Saint-Claude (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃klod]) is a commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
History
The town was originally named Saint-Oyand after Saint Eugendus. However, when St. Claudius had, in 687, resigned his Diocese of Besançon and had died, in 696, as twelfth abbot, the number of pilgrims who visited his grave was so great that, since the 13th century, the name "Saint-Claude" came more and more into use and has today superseded the other.[1]
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
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| 1793 | 3,657 | — |
| 1806 | 3,525 | −3.6% |
| 1821 | 4,463 | +26.6% |
| 1831 | 5,222 | +17.0% |
| 1841 | 5,270 | +0.9% |
| 1851 | 5,897 | +11.9% |
| 1861 | 6,316 | +7.1% |
| 1872 | 7,083 | +12.1% |
| 1881 | 8,216 | +16.0% |
| 1891 | 9,782 | +19.1% |
| 1901 | 10,449 | +6.8% |
| 1911 | 12,022 | +15.1% |
| 1921 | 12,631 | +5.1% |
| 1931 | 13,436 | +6.4% |
| 1946 | 10,749 | −20.0% |
| 1954 | 11,301 | +5.1% |
| 1962 | 12,114 | +7.2% |
| 1968 | 12,486 | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 13,511 | +8.2% |
| 1982 | 12,715 | −5.9% |
| 1990 | 12,704 | −0.1% |
| 1999 | 12,303 | −3.2% |
| 2006 | 11,950 | −2.9% |
| 2013 | 10,346 | −13.4% |
Transport
Saint Claude is served by a railway station.
Sport
Saint Claude has a rugby club. The 2017 Tour de France passed through Saint Claude.
Sights
Saint-Claude Cathedral, former seat of the Bishops of Saint-Claude, is located here.
Personalities
- Nadir Belhadj, footballer
- Suzanne Belperron (1900-1983), jewelry designer
- Angelique Boyer, actress
- Mevlüt Erdinç, footballer
- Alexis Vuillermoz, cyclist
- Maud Forget, actress
See also
References
- ^ Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). . Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company.
External links
- . Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). 1911.
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