Bracon, Jura

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Location of Bracon

(2020–2026) Patrice Villalonga^[1]Area

6.29 km² (2.43 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

311 • Density49/km² (130/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

39072 /39110

Elevation345–626 m (1,132–2,054 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Bracon (French pronunciation: [bʁakɔ̃]) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.^[3]

Local tradition holds that St. Claudius of Besançon was born here in the 7th century.^[4]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	266	—
1975	273	+0.37%
1982	330	+2.75%
1990	355	+0.92%
1999	332	−0.74%
2009	283	−1.58%
2014	264	−1.38%
2020	268	+0.25%
Source: INSEE^[5]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Saint Claude Archived 2007-12-31 at the Wayback Machine
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE