Bellefontaine, Jura
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Bellefontaine (French pronunciation: [bɛlfɔ̃tɛn] ⓘ) is a commune in the Jura department in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.[3]
Bellefontaine | |
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The Bellefontaine lake (left) and the Mortes lake (right) | |
 Coat of arms | |
 Location of Bellefontaine | |
  Bellefontaine  Bellefontaine | |
| Coordinates: 46°33′28″N 6°03′58″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Jura |
| Arrondissement | Saint-Claude |
| Canton | Hauts de Bienne |
| Intercommunality | CC Haut-Jura Arcade |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Martine Guyon[1] |
Area 1 | 24.71 km2 (9.54 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 494 |
| • Density | 20.0/km2 (51.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 39047 /39400 |
| Elevation | 760–1,302 m (2,493–4,272 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 227 | — |
| 1975 | 255 | +1.68% |
| 1982 | 314 | +3.02% |
| 1990 | 422 | +3.76% |
| 1999 | 453 | +0.79% |
| 2007 | 540 | +2.22% |
| 2012 | 536 | −0.15% |
| 2017 | 537 | +0.04% |
| 2023 | 494 | −1.38% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
