Leschères (French pronunciation: [leʃɛʁ]) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.[3]
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Aerial view of Leschères in 2018 | |
Location of Leschères ![]() | |
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Coordinates: 46°27′10″N 5°49′40″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Jura |
Arrondissement | Saint-Claude |
Canton | Saint-Claude |
Intercommunality | CC Haut-Jura Saint-Claude |
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• Mayor (2020–2026) | Annie Mayet[1] |
Area 1 | 8.28 km2 (3.20 sq mi) |
Population | 207 |
• Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 39293 /39170 |
Elevation | 700–1,064 m (2,297–3,491 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
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The inhabitants of the village are surprisingly known as Quilleux (meaning literally "skittle players"). The name owes its origin to the former existence of seven games of skittles in the village and its hamlets.
Period | Name | Party | |
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March 2001 | March 2014 | Roger Béguet | |
March 2014 | current | Annie Mayet | DVD |
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