Perrigny, Jura

Perrigny is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Perrigny is in an eastern suburb of Lons-le-Saunier. The Vallière forms most of the commune's south-western border.

Perrigny
Commune
The road into Perrigny
Coat of arms
Location of Perrigny
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Coordinates: 46°40′10″N 5°35′10″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Lons-le-Saunier
Canton	Poligny
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Christiane Maugain
Area ^1	8.89 km^2 (3.43 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	1,523
• Density	170/km^2 (440/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39411 /39570
Elevation	271–564 m (889–1,850 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

The parish church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste is on high ground on the eastern edge of the village, giving panoramic views over the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 774 —     1806 810 +4.7% 1821 803 −0.9% 1831 808 +0.6% 1841 841 +4.1% 1851 856 +1.8% 1861 884 +3.3% 1872 860 −2.7% 1881 875 +1.7% 1891 806 −7.9% 1901 814 +1.0% 1911 718 −11.8% 1921 705 −1.8% 1931 857 +21.6%

Year Pop. ±% 1946 937 +9.3% 1954 940 +0.3% 1962 1,243 +32.2% 1968 1,322 +6.4% 1975 1,645 +24.4% 1982 1,619 −1.6% 1990 1,580 −2.4% 1999 1,646 +4.2% 2006 1,558 −5.3% 2007 1,543 −1.0% 2008 1,529 −0.9% 2013 1,537 +0.5% 2016 1,526 −0.7%

Notable people

• Jean Grivel (died 1624), lord of Perrigny
• Jean-François Stévenin, actor, lived in Perrigny in his youth.

See also

• Communes of the Jura department

References

• INSEE statistics

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