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arrondissements
An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands.
Europe
France
The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements'', ...
of the
Jura department
Department may refer to:
* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
*Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...
are:
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Arrondissement of Dole
The arrondissement of Dole is an arrondissement of France in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has 190 communes
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degr ...
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subprefecture
A subprefecture is an administrative division of a country that is below prefecture or province.
Albania
There are twelve Counties of Albania, Albanian counties or prefectures, each of which is divided into several Districts of Albania, district ...
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Dole
Dole may refer to:
Places
* Dole, Ceredigion, Wales
* Dole, Idrija, Slovenia
* Dole, Jura, France
** Arrondissement of Dole
* Dole (Kladanj), a village at the entity line of Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina-Republika Srpska
* Dole, Ljubušk ...
) with 190
communes
An intentional community is a voluntary residential community which is designed to have a high degree of social cohesion and teamwork from the start. The members of an intentional community typically hold a common social, political, relig ...
. The population of the arrondissement was 83,474 in 2013.
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Arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier
The arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Jura (department), Jura Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region. It has 249 Communes of Franc ...
, (
prefecture
A prefecture (from the Latin ''Praefectura'') is an administrative jurisdiction traditionally governed by an appointed prefect. This can be a regional or local government subdivision in various countries, or a subdivision in certain international ...
of the Jura department:
Lons-le-Saunier
Lons-le-Saunier () is a Communes of France, commune and capital of the Jura (department), Jura Department, eastern France.
Geography
The town is in the heart of the Revermont region, at the foot of the first plateau of the Jura massif. The Jur ...
) with 249 communes. The population of the arrondissement was 125,876 in 2013.
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Arrondissement of Saint-Claude
The arrondissement of Saint-Claude is an arrondissement of France in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has 55 communes. Its population is 49,749 (2016), and its area is .
Composition
The communes of the arrondisseme ...
, (subprefecture:
Saint-Claude) with 55 communes.
The population of the arrondissement was 51,152 in 2013.
History
In 1800 the arrondissements of Lons-le-Saunier, Dole, Poligny and Saint-Claude were established. The arrondissement of Poligny was disbanded in 1926.
[Historique du Jura]
/ref> In May 2006 the arrondissements of Lons-le-Saunier, Dole absorbed the canton of Villers-Farlay from the arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier, and it lost the canton of Chaumergy to the arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier.[
The borders of the arrondissements of Jura were modified in January 2017:]
References
{{Arrondissements of France
Jura