Bracon () is a
commune in the
Jura department in
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...
in eastern
France
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.
Local tradition holds that St.
Claudius of Besançon
Saint Claudius of Besançon (), sometimes called Claude the Thaumaturge ( 607 – June 6, 696 or 699 AD), was a priest, monk, abbot, and bishop. A native of Franche-Comté, Claudius became a priest at Besançon and later a monk. Georges Goyau ...
was born here in the 7th century.
Saint Claude
Population
See also
*Communes of the Jura department
The following is a list of the 492 communes of the Jura department of France.
The communes cooperate in the following intercommunalities (as of 2025):
References
Communes of Jura (department)
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