Orgelet

Orgelet
Commune
A general view of Orgelet
Coat of arms
Location of Orgelet
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Coordinates: 46°31′23″N 5°36′40″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Lons-le-Saunier
Canton	Moirans-en-Montagne
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Paul Duthion[1]
Area ^1	23.11 km^2 (8.92 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	1,587
• Density	69/km^2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39397 /39270
Elevation	374–653 m (1,227–2,142 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Orgelet (French pronunciation: [ɔʁʒəlɛ] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.[3] It was created in 1973 by the merger of two former communes: Orgelet-le-Bourget and Sézéria.[4] The town is recognized as a remarkable heritage site (Site patrimonial remarquable).[5] The church Notre-Dame de l'Assomption dates from the 13th-17th century.[6]

Surrounding communes

Some adjacent communes of Orgelet are:

• Présilly
• Senay - Hamlet of Presilly

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,696	—
1975	1,711	+0.13%
1982	1,622	−0.76%
1990	1,700	+0.59%
1999	1,686	−0.09%
2009	1,725	+0.23%
2014	1,561	−1.98%
2020	1,604	+0.45%
Source: INSEE[7]

See also

• Communes of the Jura department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Modifications aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes), Journal officiel de la République française n° 0024, 28 January 1973, pp. 1114-1117.
5. Base Mérimée: Site patrimonial remarquable: Orgelet, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
6. Base Mérimée: Eglise Notre-Dame de l'Assomption, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)
7. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE