Saint-Claude | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 46°23′16″N 5°51′50″E / 46.3878°N 5.8639°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Jura |
Arrondissement | Saint-Claude |
Canton | Saint-Claude |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Louis Millet[1] |
Area 1 | 70.19 km2 (27.10 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 8,727 |
• Density | 120/km2 (320/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 39478 /39200 |
Elevation | 360–1,222 m (1,181–4,009 ft) (avg. 441 m or 1,447 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Saint-Claude (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ klod] ) is a commune and a sous-préfecture of the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.[3] It lies on the river Bienne.