Canton Orgelet
| Former Canton of Orgelet |
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|---|---|
| region | Franche-Comté |
| Department | law |
| Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier |
| main place | Organ |
| Dissolution date | March 29, 2015 |
| Residents | 4,535 (Jan 1, 2012) |
| Population density | 22 inhabitants / km² |
| surface | 210 km² |
| Communities | 23 |
| INSEE code | 3921 |
 Location of the canton Orgelet in the Jura department |
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The Canton Orgelet was 2015 a French canton in the department of Jura and in the former region of Franche-Comte . It included 23 parishes in the arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier ; its main town (French: chef-lieu ) was the organ . The nationwide changes in the composition of the cantons resulted in its dissolution in March 2015. Michel Balland was last representative in the conseil général des Départements from 2008 to 2015.
Communities
| local community | Population year | Area km² | Population density | Code INSEE | Post Code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alièze | 154 (2013) | 5.86 | 26 inhabitants / km² | 39007 | 39270 |
| Arthenas | 159 (2013) | 6.71 | 24 inhabitants / km² | 39021 | 39270 |
| Beffia | 74 (2013) | 5.17 | 14 inhabitants / km² | 39045 | 39270 |
| Chambéria | 167 (2013) | 14.67 | 11 inhabitants / km² | 39092 | 39270 |
| Chavéria | 243 (2013) | 10.22 | 24 inhabitants / km² | 39134 | 39270 |
| Cressia | 270 (2013) | 14.99 | 18 inhabitants / km² | 39180 | 39270 |
| Dompierre-sur-Mont | 243 (2013) | 7.37 | 33 inhabitants / km² | 39200 | 39270 |
| Écrille | 91 (2013) | 5.25 | 17 inhabitants / km² | 39207 | 39270 |
| Essia | 71 (2013) | 4.86 | 15 inhabitants / km² | 39215 | 39270 |
| Marnézia | 93 (2013) | 4.97 | 19 inhabitants / km² | 39314 | 39270 |
| Mérona | 11 (2013) | 2.97 | 4 inhabitants / km² | 39324 | 39270 |
| Moutonne | 123 (2013) | 3.99 | 31 inhabitants / km² | 39375 | 39270 |
| Nancuise | 37 (2013) | 5.21 | 7 inhabitants / km² | 39380 | 39270 |
| Onoz | 87 (2013) | 14.85 | 6 inhabitants / km² | 39394 | 39270 |
| Organ | 1,584 (2013) | 23.11 | 69 inhabitants / km² | 39397 | 39270 |
| Pimorine | 191 (2013) | 10.29 | 19 inhabitants / km² | 39420 | 39270 |
| Plaisia | 119 (2013) | 5.31 | 22 inhabitants / km² | 39423 | 39270 |
| Présilly | 123 (2013) | 11.23 | 11 inhabitants / km² | 39443 | 39270 |
| Riding house | 62 (2013) | 4.84 | 13 inhabitants / km² | 39455 | 39270 |
| Rothonay | 130 (2013) | 12.98 | 10 inhabitants / km² | 39468 | 39270 |
| Sarrogna | 229 (2013) | 19.87 | 12 inhabitants / km² | 39504 | 39270 |
| La Tour-du-Meix | 234 (2013) | 13.42 | 17 inhabitants / km² | 39534 | 39270 |
| Varessia | 37 (2013) | 1.83 | 20 inhabitants / km² | 39544 | 39270 |
population
| Population development | |
|---|---|
| year | Residents |
| 1968 | 4,297 |
| 1975 | 3,983 |
| 1982 | 3,907 |
| 1990 | 4,051 |
| 1999 | 4.177 |
| 2006 | 4,437 |
| 2011 | 4,560 |