Orgelet

Orgelet is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Orgelet
Commune
A general view of Orgelet
Coat of arms
Location of Orgelet
Orgelet Orgelet
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 (2014–2020)	Jean-Luc Allemand
Area ^1	23.11 km^2 (8.92 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,596
• 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.

Surrounding communes

Some adjacent communes of Orgelet are:

• Présilly
• Senay - Hamlet of Presilly

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,758 —     1806 2,231 −19.1% 1821 2,291 +2.7% 1831 2,367 +3.3% 1841 2,017 −14.8% 1851 2,123 +5.3% 1861 1,912 −9.9% 1872 1,706 −10.8% 1881 1,720 +0.8% 1891 1,591 −7.5% 1901 1,502 −5.6% 1911 1,455 −3.1%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 1,278 −12.2% 1931 1,232 −3.6% 1946 1,223 −0.7% 1954 1,259 +2.9% 1962 1,413 +12.2% 1968 1,662 +17.6% 1975 1,711 +2.9% 1982 1,622 −5.2% 1990 1,700 +4.8% 1999 1,686 −0.8% 2006 1,733 +2.8% 2012 1,593 −8.1%

See also

• Communes of the Jura department

References

• INSEE statistics

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.