Leschères

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Location of Leschères

(2020–2026) Annie Mayet^[1]Area

8.28 km² (3.20 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

204 • Density25/km² (64/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

39293 /39170

Elevation700–1,064 m (2,297–3,491 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Leschères (French pronunciation: [leʃɛʁ]) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.^[3]

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	125	—
1975	113	−1.43%
1982	118	+0.62%
1990	121	+0.31%
1999	153	+2.64%
2009	213	+3.36%
2014	216	+0.28%
2020	206	−0.79%
Source: INSEE^[4]

Demonym

The inhabitants of the village are surprisingly known as Quilleux (meaning literally "skittle players"). The name owes its origin to the former existence of seven games of skittles in the village and its hamlets.

Politics and administration


Period		Name	Party
March 2001	March 2014	Roger Béguet
March 2014	current	Annie Mayet	DVD

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE