Vescles | |
|---|---|
Ruins of the Château d'Oliferne | |
![]() Location of Vescles | |
| Coordinates: 46°21′40″N 5°36′50″E / 46.3611°N 5.6139°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Jura |
| Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier |
| Canton | Moirans-en-Montagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jean-Pierre Boisson |
Area 1 | 20.27 km2 (7.83 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 800 m (2,600 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 305 m (1,001 ft) |
| Population (2023) | 181 |
| • Density | 8.93/km2 (23.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 39557 /39240 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Vescles (French pronunciation: [vɛskl]) is a commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 156 | — |
| 1975 | 153 | −0.28% |
| 1982 | 143 | −0.96% |
| 1990 | 167 | +1.96% |
| 1999 | 183 | +1.02% |
| 2007 | 217 | +2.15% |
| 2012 | 218 | +0.09% |
| 2017 | 193 | −2.41% |
| 2023 | 181 | −1.06% |
| Source: INSEE | ||