Lajoux, France

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Location of Lajoux

(2020–2026) Hubert Maitre^[1]Area

23.65 km² (9.13 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

295 • Density12/km² (32/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

39274 /1410

Elevation936–1,495 m (3,071–4,905 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	149	—
1975	121	−2.93%
1982	158	+3.89%
1990	197	+2.80%
1999	220	+1.23%
2009	251	+1.33%
2014	251	+0.00%
2020	286	+2.20%
Source: INSEE^[4]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE