Lect, Jura
Lect | |
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 The town hall in Lect | |
 Location of Lect | |
  Lect Location within France  Lect Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| 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 (2023)[2] | 319 |
| • Density | 26.7/km2 (69.2/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
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 841 | — |
| 1975 | 273 | −14.85% |
| 1982 | 280 | +0.36% |
| 1990 | 266 | −0.64% |
| 1999 | 352 | +3.16% |
| 2007 | 381 | +0.99% |
| 2012 | 365 | −0.85% |
| 2017 | 354 | −0.61% |
| 2023 | 319 | −1.72% |
| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
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