Chamblay

Chamblay

Château de Clervans
Chamblay

Coordinates: 46°59′55″N 5°42′17″E / 46.9986°N 5.7047°ECoordinates: 46°59′55″N 5°42′17″E / 46.9986°N 5.7047°E
Country France
Region Franche-Comté
Department Jura
Arrondissement Lons-le-Saunier
Canton Villers-Farlay
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Philippe Brochet
Area1 13.82 km2 (5.34 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 422
 • Density 31/km2 (79/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 39093 / 39380
Elevation 219–268 m (719–879 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Chamblay is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.

It is a secluded village close to Besançon and Dole. It is also close to the Swiss border.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793718—    
1806763+6.3%
1821930+21.9%
18311,154+24.1%
18411,317+14.1%
18511,304−1.0%
18611,090−16.4%
1872972−10.8%
1881868−10.7%
1891743−14.4%
1901687−7.5%
1911684−0.4%
1921635−7.2%
1931469−26.1%
1946433−7.7%
1954379−12.5%
1962371−2.1%
1968351−5.4%
1975373+6.3%
1982337−9.7%
1990354+5.0%
1999388+9.6%
2006407+4.9%
2012422+3.7%

Sights

The Château de Clairvans is the major landmark in Chamblay. The château which is now a hotel was restored by Emine Karam in the 1920s.

See also

References

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