Leschères Explained

Leschères
Commune Status:Commune
Coordinates:46.4528°N 5.8278°W
Insee:39293
Postal Code:39170
Arrondissement:Saint-Claude
Canton:Saint-Claude
Mayor:Annie Mayet[1]
Term:2020 - 2026
Elevation Min M:700
Elevation Max M:1064
Area Km2:8.28
Intercommunality:CC Haut-Jura Saint-Claude

Leschères (in French pronounced as /leʃɛʁ/) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.[2]

Demonym

The inhabitants of the village are surprisingly known as Quilleux (meaning literally "skittle players"). The name owes its origin to the former existence of seven games of skittles in the village and its hamlets.

Politics and administration

Period!Name!Party
March 2001March 2014Roger Béguet
March 2014currentAnnie MayetDVD

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
  2. https://www.insee.fr/fr/metadonnees/geographie/commune/39293-lescheres INSEE commune file