Bletterans

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Bletterans
Bletterans coat of arms
Bletterans (France)
Bletterans
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 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

Medieval depiction of bletterans

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

Individual evidence

  1. Bletterans on the Insee website