Lons-le-Saunier
commune in Jura, France
Lons-le-Saunier is a spa town in France. It is the prefecture of the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region.
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Prefecture and commune | |
 Place de la Liberté with the statue of Claude Lecourbe | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Lons-le-Saunier  | |
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| Coordinates: 46°40′31″N 5°33′16″E / 46.6753°N 5.5544°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Jura |
| Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier |
| Canton | Lons-le-Saunier-1 and 2 |
| Intercommunality | Bassin de Lons-le-Saunier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Jacques Pélissard |
| Area 1 | 7.68 km2 (2.97 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 17,353 |
| • Density | 2,300/km2 (5,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 39300 /39000 |
| Elevation | 243–415 m (797–1,362 ft) (avg. 255 m or 837 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Sister cities
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