Grozon

Grozon
Coat of arms
Grozon
Location within Franche-Comté region Grozon
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Lons-le-Saunier
Canton	Poligny
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Gérard Boudier
Area1	14.25 km2 (5.50 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	457
• Density	32/km2 (83/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	39263 / 39800
Elevation	239–385 m (784–1,263 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Grozon is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.

History

A concession of coal mines are operating in the village in the second half of 19th century and in the 40's.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	740	—
1806	830	+12.2%
1821	781	−5.9%
1831	811	+3.8%
1841	868	+7.0%
1851	834	−3.9%
1861	821	−1.6%
1872	781	−4.9%
1881	768	−1.7%
1891	661	−13.9%
1901	628	−5.0%
1911	558	−11.1%
1921	591	+5.9%
1931	556	−5.9%
1946	535	−3.8%
1954	500	−6.5%
1962	498	−0.4%
1968	496	−0.4%
1975	452	−8.9%
1982	423	−6.4%
1990	405	−4.3%
1999	396	−2.2%
2006	462	+16.7%
2012	457	−1.1%

See also

• Communes of the Jura department

References

• INSEE statistics