Lavans-sur-Valouse

Part of Saint-Hymetière-sur-Valouse in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

46°20′05″N 5°33′20″E / 46.3347°N 5.5556°E / 46.3347; 5.5556CountryFranceRegionBourgogne-Franche-ComtéDepartmentJuraArrondissementLons-le-SaunierCantonMoirans-en-MontagneCommuneSaint-Hymetière-sur-Valouse Area9.51 km² (3.67 sq mi)Population146 • Density15/km² (40/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)Postal codeElevation320–799 m (1,050–2,621 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lavans-sur-Valouse (French pronunciation: [lavɑ̃ syʁ valuz]) is a former commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the new commune Saint-Hymetière-sur-Valouse.^[2]

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 160 —     1806 114 −28.7% 1821 102 −10.5% 1831 420 +311.8% 1841 400 −4.8% 1851 426 +6.5% 1861 412 −3.3% 1872 393 −4.6% 1881 370 −5.9% 1891 323 −12.7% 1901 271 −16.1% 1911 256 −5.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 234 −8.6% 1931 197 −15.8% 1946 176 −10.7% 1954 151 −14.2% 1962 132 −12.6% 1968 112 −15.2% 1975 85 −24.1% 1982 89 +4.7% 1990 113 +27.0% 1999 148 +31.0% 2006 139 −6.1% 2012 138 −0.7%

See also

• Communes of the Jura department

References