Clairvaux-les-Lacs

Clairvaux-les-Lacs (French pronunciation: [klɛʁvo le lak]) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.[3]

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A general view of Clairvaux-les-Lacs
A general view of Clairvaux-les-Lacs
Coat of arms of Clairvaux-les-Lacs
Location of Clairvaux-les-Lacs
Clairvaux-les-Lacs is located in France
Clairvaux-les-Lacs
Clairvaux-les-Lacs
Clairvaux-les-Lacs is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Clairvaux-les-Lacs
Clairvaux-les-Lacs
Coordinates: 46°34′33″N 5°44′59″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentJura
ArrondissementLons-le-Saunier
CantonSaint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux
Government
  Mayor (20202026) Hélène Morel-Bailly[1]
Area
1
12.29 km2 (4.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,426
  Density120/km2 (300/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
39154 /39130
Elevation450–826 m (1,476–2,710 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,380    
1975 1,379−0.01%
1982 1,432+0.54%
1990 1,361−0.63%
1999 1,472+0.87%
2009 1,454−0.12%
2014 1,439−0.21%
2020 1,427−0.14%
Source: INSEE[4]

World Heritage Site

It is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site.[5]

See also

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