Chassal

Chassal (French pronunciation: [ʃasal]) 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 Chassal-Molinges.

Chassal
Part of Chassal-Molinges
The town hall in 2018.
Location of Chassal
Chassal Chassal
Coordinates: 46°21′32″N 5°47′15″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Saint-Claude
Canton	Saint-Lupicin
Commune	Chassal-Molinges
Area 1	5.19 km2 (2.00 sq mi)
Population  (2019)	426
• Density	82/km2 (210/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	39360
Elevation	340–665 m (1,115–2,182 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

Year Pop. ±% 1793 129 —     1806 125 −3.1% 1821 139 +11.2% 1831 290 +108.6% 1841 253 −12.8% 1851 266 +5.1% 1861 269 +1.1% 1872 285 +5.9% 1881 388 +36.1% 1891 346 −10.8% 1901 330 −4.6% 1911 345 +4.5%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 339 −1.7% 1931 412 +21.5% 1946 332 −19.4% 1954 339 +2.1% 1962 320 −5.6% 1968 352 +10.0% 1975 383 +8.8% 1982 425 +11.0% 1990 492 +15.8% 1999 509 +3.5% 2006 497 −2.4% 2012 466 −6.2%

See also

• Communes of the Jura department