Orgelet (French pronunciation: [ɔʁʒəlɛ] ) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.[3] It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Orgelet-le-Bourget and Sézéria.[4] The town is recognized as a remarkable heritage site (Site patrimonial remarquable).[5] The church Notre-Dame de l'Assomption dates from the 13th-17th century.[6]

Orgelet
A general view of Orgelet
A general view of Orgelet
Coat of arms of Orgelet
Location of Orgelet
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Orgelet is located in France
Orgelet
Orgelet
Orgelet is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Orgelet
Orgelet
Coordinates: 46°31′23″N 5°36′40″E / 46.5231°N 5.6111°E / 46.5231; 5.6111
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentJura
ArrondissementLons-le-Saunier
CantonMoirans-en-Montagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jean-Paul Duthion[1]
Area
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23.11 km2 (8.92 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,587
 • Density69/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
39397 /39270
Elevation374–653 m (1,227–2,142 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Surrounding communes

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Some adjacent communes of Orgelet are:

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,696—    
1975 1,711+0.13%
1982 1,622−0.76%
1990 1,700+0.59%
1999 1,686−0.09%
2009 1,725+0.23%
2014 1,561−1.98%
2020 1,604+0.45%
Source: INSEE[7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0024, 28 January 1973, pp. 1114-1117.
  5. ^ Base Mérimée: Site patrimonial remarquable: Orgelet, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  6. ^ Base Mérimée: Eglise Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
  7. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE