Chancia

Chancia
The town hall in Chancia
The town hall in Chancia
Location of Chancia
Chancia is located in France
Chancia
Chancia
Location within France
Chancia is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chancia
Chancia
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 46°20′49″N 5°38′36″E / 46.3469°N 5.6433°E / 46.3469; 5.6433
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentJura
ArrondissementSaint-Claude
CantonMoirans-en-Montagne
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Robert Bonin
Area
1
2.41 km2 (0.93 sq mi)
Highest elevation
680 m (2,230 ft)
Lowest elevation
300 m (980 ft)
Population
 (2023)
211
 • Density87.6/km2 (227/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
39102 /01590
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Chancia (French pronunciation: [ʃɑ̃sja]) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 106—    
1975 77−4.46%
1982 100+3.80%
1990 87−1.73%
1999 142+5.59%
2007 224+5.86%
2012 229+0.44%
2017 226−0.26%
2023 211−1.14%
Source: INSEE

Heraldry

Arms of Chancia
Arms of Chancia
Wavy per fess: 1st azure semé of billets or with a lion issuant of the same, 2nd party per pale, I gules with a chess pawn argent and II argent with a fir tree eradicated vert trunked tenné.



See also

References

  1. ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
  3. ↑ INSEE commune file
  4. ↑ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE
  5. ↑ "L'Armorial des villes et villages de France". armorialdefrance.fr. Retrieved 14 August 2026.