Tancua Explained

Tancua
Arrondissement:Saint-Claude
Canton:Hauts de Bienne
Insee:39
Postal Code:39400
Commune:Morbier
Coordinates:46.5256°N 5.98°W
Elevation M:889
Elevation Min M:620
Elevation Max M:1110
Area Km2:6.74
Population:151
Population Date:2004

Tancua is a village in the department of Jura in the region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France.[1] Formerly a separate municipality, it was merged with Morbier on 1 January 2007.[2] Its inhabitants are known as Quewans.[3]

Tancua was, until well into the 20th century, mainly agricultural, especially for livestock breeding and dairy farming, with somewhat of a logging industry.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Commune supprimée de Tancua . INSEE . 19 August 2024.
  2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2006/10/10/INTB0600909A/jo/texte Arrêté du 10 octobre 2006 portant modification aux circonscriptions administratives territoriales (fusion de communes)
  3. Web site: The Natives of the French Municipalities . habitants.fr (via Google Translate) . 2015-06-22.