Bletterans
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | law | |
| Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier | |
| Canton | Bletterans (main town) | |
| Community association | Bresse Haute Seille | |
| Coordinates | 46 ° 45 ' N , 5 ° 27' E | |
| height | 190-224 m | |
| surface | 7.97 km 2 | |
| Residents | 1,446 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 181 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 39140 | |
| INSEE code | 39056 | |
 Medieval depiction of bletterans |
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Bletterans is a French commune with 1,446 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the Jura department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier and is the capital of the canton of Bletterans . The place is in the heart of historical Bresse and borders on Cosges , Nance , Villevieux , Fontainebrux , Saillenard and Frangy-en-Bresse .
Population development
- 1962: 1.034
- 1968: 1,085
- 1975: 1.165
- 1982: 1,350
- 1990: 1,423
- 1999: 1,359
(Source: INSEE).
Web links
Commons : Bletterans - collection of images, videos and audio files
Wikisource: Blecterans in the Topographia Circuli Burgundici (Mathäus Merian) - sources and full texts
