Arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier

The **arrondissement of Lons-le-Saunier** is an arrondissement of France.  It is part of the Jura _département_ in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital, and prefecture of the department, is the city of Lons-le-Saunier.

## History

When the _arrondissements_ of Jura were created in 1800, Lons-le-Saunier was one of them in the Jura department.

## Geography

The _arrondissement_ of Lons-le-Saunier is the largest _arrondissement_ of the department, with an area of . It has a population of 126,071 inhabitants, the _arrondissement_ with more inhabitants, and a population density of  inhabitants/km².

The _arrondissement_ of Lons-le-Saunier is bordered to the north by the _arrondissement_ Dole, to the east by the Doubs department, to the southeast by the _arrondissement_ Saint-Claude, to the southwest by the Ain department and to the west by the Saône-et-Loire department.

### Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the _arrondissements_ so they could have _communes_ that belong to different _arrondissements_.

In the _arrondissement_ of Lons-le-Saunier, there are nine cantons and seven of them have all their "communes" in the _arrondissement_:

- Arbois <small>(3901)</small>
- Bletterans <small>(3903)</small>
- Champagnole <small>(3904)</small>
- Lons-le-Saunier-1 <small>(3907)</small>
- Lons-le-Saunier-2 <small>(3908)</small>
- Moirans-en-Montagne <small>(3909)</small> (partly)
- Poligny <small>(39129)</small>
- Saint-Amour <small>(3913)</small>
- Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux <small>(3915)</small> (partly)

### Communes

The _arrondissement_ of Lons-le-Saunier has 258 _communes_; they are (with their INSEE codes):

1. Alièze <small>(39007)</small>
1. Andelot-en-Montagne <small>(39009)</small>
1. Andelot-Morval <small>(39010)</small>
1. Ardon <small>(39015)</small>
1. Arinthod <small>(39016)</small>
1. Arlay <small>(39017)</small>
1. Aromas <small>(39018)</small>
1. Arsure-Arsurette <small>(39020)</small>
1. La Chailleuse <small>(39021)</small>
1. Augea <small>(39025)</small>
1. Augisey <small>(39027)</small>
1. Balanod <small>(39035)</small>
1. La Balme-d'Épy <small>(39036)</small>
1. Barésia-sur-l'Ain <small>(39038)</small>
1. Baume-les-Messieurs <small>(39041)</small>
1. Beaufort <small>(39043)</small>
1. Beffia <small>(39045)</small>
1. Bief-des-Maisons <small>(39052)</small>
1. Bief-du-Fourg <small>(39053)</small>
1. Billecul <small>(39055)</small>
1. Bletterans <small>(39056)</small>
1. Blois-sur-Seille <small>(39057)</small>
1. Blye <small>(39058)</small>
1. Bois-de-Gand <small>(39060)</small>
1. Boissia <small>(39061)</small>
1. La Boissière <small>(39062)</small>
1. Bonlieu <small>(39063)</small>
1. Bonnefontaine <small>(39065)</small>
1. Bornay <small>(39066)</small>
1. Bourg-de-Sirod <small>(39070)</small>
1. Bréry <small>(39075)</small>
1. Briod <small>(39079)</small>
1. Broissia <small>(39080)</small>
1. Censeau <small>(39083)</small>
1. Cerniébaud <small>(39085)</small>
1. Cernon <small>(39086)</small>
1. Cesancey <small>(39088)</small>
1. Cézia <small>(39089)</small>
1. Les Chalesmes <small>(39091)</small>
1. Chambéria <small>(39092)</small>
1. Champagnole <small>(39097)</small>
1. Champrougier <small>(39100)</small>
1. Chapelle-Voland <small>(39104)</small>
1. Chapois <small>(39105)</small>
1. Charcier <small>(39107)</small>
1. Charency <small>(39108)</small>
1. Charézier <small>(39109)</small>
1. La Charme <small>(39110)</small>
1. Charnod <small>(39111)</small>
1. La Chassagne <small>(39112)</small>
1. Château-Chalon <small>(39114)</small>
1. Châtelneuf <small>(39120)</small>
1. Châtillon <small>(39122)</small>
1. Chaumergy <small>(39124)</small>
1. Chaux-des-Crotenay <small>(39129)</small>
1. La Chaux-en-Bresse <small>(39132)</small>
1. Chavéria <small>(39134)</small>
1. Chemenot <small>(39136)</small>
1. Chemilla <small>(39137)</small>
1. Chêne-Sec <small>(39140)</small>
1. Chevreaux <small>(39142)</small>
1. Chevrotaine <small>(39143)</small>
1. Chille <small>(39145)</small>
1. Chilly-le-Vignoble <small>(39146)</small>
1. Chisséria <small>(39148)</small>
1. Cize <small>(39153)</small>
1. Clairvaux-les-Lacs <small>(39154)</small>
1. Cogna <small>(39156)</small>
1. Commenailles <small>(39160)</small>
1. Condamine <small>(39162)</small>
1. Condes <small>(39163)</small>
1. Conliège <small>(39164)</small>
1. Conte <small>(39165)</small>
1. Cornod <small>(39166)</small>
1. Cosges <small>(39167)</small>
1. Courbette <small>(39168)</small>
1. Courbouzon <small>(39169)</small>
1. Courlans <small>(39170)</small>
1. Courlaoux <small>(39171)</small>
1. Cousance <small>(39173)</small>
1. Hauteroche <small>(39177)</small>
1. Crans <small>(39178)</small>
1. Cressia <small>(39180)</small>
1. Crotenay <small>(39183)</small>
1. Cuisia <small>(39185)</small>
1. Cuvier <small>(39187)</small>
1. Denezières <small>(39192)</small>
1. Desnes <small>(39194)</small>
1. Les Deux-Fays <small>(39196)</small>
1. Digna <small>(39197)</small>
1. Domblans <small>(39199)</small>
1. Dompierre-sur-Mont <small>(39200)</small>
1. Doucier <small>(39201)</small>
1. Doye <small>(39203)</small>
1. Dramelay <small>(39204)</small>
1. Écrille <small>(39207)</small>
1. Entre-deux-Monts <small>(39208)</small>
1. Val d'Épy <small>(39209)</small>
1. Équevillon <small>(39210)</small>
1. Esserval-Tartre <small>(39214)</small>
1. L’Étoile <small>(39217)</small>
1. La Favière <small>(39221)</small>
1. Foncine-le-Bas <small>(39227)</small>
1. Foncine-le-Haut <small>(39228)</small>
1. Fontainebrux <small>(39229)</small>
1. Fontenu <small>(39230)</small>
1. Foulenay <small>(39234)</small>
1. Francheville <small>(39236)</small>
1. Fraroz <small>(39237)</small>
1. La Frasnée <small>(39239)</small>
1. Le Frasnois <small>(39240)</small>
1. Frébuans <small>(39241)</small>
1. Frontenay <small>(39244)</small>
1. Genod <small>(39247)</small>
1. Geruge <small>(39250)</small>
1. Gevingey <small>(39251)</small>
1. Gigny <small>(39253)</small>
1. Gillois <small>(39254)</small>
1. Gizia <small>(39255)</small>
1. Graye-et-Charnay <small>(39261)</small>
1. Hautecour <small>(39265)</small>
1. Ladoye-sur-Seille <small>(39272)</small>
1. Montlainsia <small>(39273)</small>
1. Le Larderet <small>(39277)</small>
1. Largillay-Marsonnay <small>(39278)</small>
1. Larnaud <small>(39279)</small>
1. Le Latet <small>(39281)</small>
1. La Latette <small>(39282)</small>
1. Lavans-sur-Valouse <small>(39287)</small>
1. Lavigny <small>(39288)</small>
1. Valzin en Petite Montagne <small>(39290)</small>
1. Lent <small>(39292)</small>
1. Loisia <small>(39295)</small>
1. Lombard <small>(39296)</small>
1. Longcochon <small>(39298)</small>
1. Lons-le-Saunier <small>(39300)</small>
1. Loulle <small>(39301)</small>
1. Le Louverot <small>(39304)</small>
1. Macornay <small>(39306)</small>
1. Mantry <small>(39310)</small>
1. Marigna-sur-Valouse <small>(39312)</small>
1. Marigny <small>(39313)</small>
1. Marnézia <small>(39314)</small>
1. La Marre <small>(39317)</small>
1. Maynal <small>(39320)</small>
1. Menétru-le-Vignoble <small>(39321)</small>
1. Menétrux-en-Joux <small>(39322)</small>
1. Mérona <small>(39324)</small>
1. Mesnois <small>(39326)</small>
1. Messia-sur-Sorne <small>(39327)</small>
1. Mièges <small>(39329)</small>
1. Mignovillard <small>(39331)</small>
1. Moiron <small>(39334)</small>
1. Monnetay <small>(39343)</small>
1. Monnet-la-Ville <small>(39344)</small>
1. Montagna-le-Reconduit <small>(39346)</small>
1. Montaigu <small>(39348)</small>
1. Montain <small>(39349)</small>
1. Montfleur <small>(39353)</small>
1. Montigny-sur-l'Ain <small>(39356)</small>
1. Montmorot <small>(39362)</small>
1. Montrevel <small>(39363)</small>
1. Montrond <small>(39364)</small>
1. Mont-sur-Monnet <small>(39366)</small>
1. Mournans-Charbonny <small>(39372)</small>
1. Moutonne <small>(39375)</small>
1. Moutoux <small>(39376)</small>
1. Les Trois Châteaux <small>(39378)</small>
1. Nance <small>(39379)</small>
1. Nancuise <small>(39380)</small>
1. Les Nans <small>(39381)</small>
1. Nevy-sur-Seille <small>(39388)</small>
1. Ney <small>(39389)</small>
1. Nogna <small>(39390)</small>
1. Nozeroy <small>(39391)</small>
1. Onglières <small>(39393)</small>
1. Onoz <small>(39394)</small>
1. Orbagna <small>(39395)</small>
1. Orgelet <small>(39397)</small>
1. Pannessières <small>(39404)</small>
1. Le Pasquier <small>(39406)</small>
1. Passenans <small>(39407)</small>
1. Patornay <small>(39408)</small>
1. Perrigny <small>(39411)</small>
1. Pillemoine <small>(39419)</small>
1. Pimorin <small>(39420)</small>
1. Le Pin <small>(39421)</small>
1. Plainoiseau <small>(39422)</small>
1. Plaisia <small>(39423)</small>
1. Les Planches-en-Montagne <small>(39424)</small>
1. Plénise <small>(39427)</small>
1. Plénisette <small>(39428)</small>
1. Poids-de-Fiole <small>(39431)</small>
1. Pont-de-Poitte <small>(39435)</small>
1. Pont-du-Navoy <small>(39437)</small>
1. Présilly <small>(39443)</small>
1. Publy <small>(39445)</small>
1. Quintigny <small>(39447)</small>
1. Recanoz <small>(39454)</small>
1. Reithouse <small>(39455)</small>
1. Relans <small>(39456)</small>
1. Les Repôts <small>(39457)</small>
1. Revigny <small>(39458)</small>
1. Rix <small>(39461)</small>
1. Rosay <small>(39466)</small>
1. Rotalier <small>(39467)</small>
1. Rothonay <small>(39468)</small>
1. Ruffey-sur-Seille <small>(39471)</small>
1. Rye <small>(39472)</small>
1. Saffloz <small>(39473)</small>
1. Sainte-Agnès <small>(39474)</small>
1. Saint-Amour <small>(39475)</small>
1. Saint-Didier <small>(39480)</small>
1. Saint-Germain-en-Montagne <small>(39481)</small>
1. Saint-Hymetière <small>(39483)</small>
1. Saint-Jean-d'Étreux <small>(39484)</small>
1. Val Suran <small>(39485)</small>
1. Saint-Lamain <small>(39486)</small>
1. Saint-Maur <small>(39492)</small>
1. Saint-Maurice-Crillat <small>(39493)</small>
1. Sapois <small>(39503)</small>
1. Sarrogna <small>(39504)</small>
1. Saugeot <small>(39505)</small>
1. Sellières <small>(39508)</small>
1. Sergenaux <small>(39511)</small>
1. Sergenon <small>(39512)</small>
1. Sirod <small>(39517)</small>
1. Songeson <small>(39518)</small>
1. Soucia <small>(39519)</small>
1. Supt <small>(39522)</small>
1. Syam <small>(39523)</small>
1. Thoirette-Coisia <small>(39530)</small>
1. Thoiria <small>(39531)</small>
1. Thoissia <small>(39532)</small>
1. Toulouse-le-Château <small>(39533)</small>
1. La Tour-du-Meix <small>(39534)</small>
1. Trenal <small>(39537)</small>
1. Uxelles <small>(39538)</small>
1. Valempoulières <small>(39540)</small>
1. Valfin-sur-Valouse <small>(39542)</small>
1. Vannoz <small>(39543)</small>
1. Le Vaudioux <small>(39545)</small>
1. Verges <small>(39550)</small>
1. Véria <small>(39551)</small>
1. Vernantois <small>(39552)</small>
1. Le Vernois <small>(39553)</small>
1. Vers-en-Montagne <small>(39554)</small>
1. Vers-sous-Sellières <small>(39555)</small>
1. Vertamboz <small>(39556)</small>
1. Vescles <small>(39557)</small>
1. Vevy <small>(39558)</small>
1. Villeneuve-sous-Pymont <small>(39567)</small>
1. Villevieux <small>(39574)</small>
1. Le Villey <small>(39575)</small>
1. Val-Sonnette <small>(39576)</small>
1. Vincent-Froideville <small>(39577)</small>
1. Voiteur <small>(39582)</small>
1. Vosbles <small>(39583)</small>

The _communes_ in the _arrondissement_ with more inhabitants are:

|INSEE code !! _Commune_ !! Population <small>(2014)</small> !! Canton || Intercommunality|||||
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|39300|Lons-le-Saunier|17,311|Lons-le-Saunier-1 and Lons-le-Saunier-2|Espace Communautaire Lons Agglomération|
|39097|Champagnole|7,908|Champagnole|Champagnole Nozeroy Jura|
|39362|Montmorot|3,019|Lons-le-Saunier-1|Espace Communautaire Lons Agglomération|
|39475|Saint-Amour|2,349|Saint-Amour|Porte du Jura|
|3997|Orgelet|1,561|Moirans-en-Montagne|Région d'Orgelet|
|39411|Perrigny|1,529|Poligny|Espace Communautaire Lons Agglomération|
|39154|Clairvaux-les-Lacs|1,439|Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux|Le Pays des Lacs|
|39056|Bletterans|1,430|Bletterans|Bresse Haute Seille|

## Related pages

- Arrondissements of the Jura department
- Communes of the Jura department

## Infobox (french subdivision)

- **type**: arr
- **name**: Lons-le-Saunier
- **insee**: 392
- **nbcomm**: 249
- **prefecture**: y
- **seat**: Lons-le-Saunier
- **pop**: 104522
- **year**: 2016
- **area**: 2271.9
- **image map**: Locator map of Arrondissement Lons-le-Saunier 2019.png
- **map caption**: Location within the region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté