Montlainsia (, literally ''Montlainsia'') is a

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in the

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of Jura, eastern

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. The municipality was established on 1 January 2017 by merger of the former communes of

Lains Lains () is a former commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Montlainsia.Dessia and Montagna-le-Templier.Arrêté préfectoral
27 May 2016

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