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Lons-le-Saunier
Lons-le-Saunier () is a commune and capital of the Jura Department, eastern France.
Geography
The town is in the heart of the Revermont region, at the foot of the first plateau of the Jura massif. The Jura escarpment extends to the east and south, while to the west lies the plain of Bresse and to the north extensive vineyards.
The river Vallière runs through the town, rising in a typical Jura blind valley not far away, at Revigny. It has been conduited since the 1960s on grounds of hygiene, since sewage outlets run into it. A small section remains in the open air near the parc des Bains, and only a single bridge (the pont de la Guiche) remains.
The town is approximately equally placed between Besançon, Dijon, Bourg-en-Bresse and Geneva, though the last of these lies on the other side of the Jura massif. It is served by the A39 autoroute, by which Dijon can be reached in about an hour and Lyon in an hour and a half. The town's railway station lies on the line from Strasb ...
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Perrigny, Jura
Perrigny () is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. Perrigny is an eastern suburb of Lons-le-Saunier. The Vallière forms most of the commune's south-western border.
The parish church of Saint-Jean-Baptiste is on high ground on the eastern edge of the village, giving panoramic views over the commune.
Population
Notable people
* Jean Grivel (died 1624), lord of Perrigny
* Jean-François Stévenin, actor, lived in Perrigny in his youth.
See also
*Communes of the Jura department
The following is a list of the 494 communes of the Jura department of France.
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Montmorot
Montmorot () is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. It is a western suburb of Lons-le-Saunier.
Geography
The Vallière flows west through the southern part of the commune and crosses the town.
Population
Notable people
* Agustín Fernando Muñoz y Sánchez, 1st Duke of Riánsares, morganitic husband of the Queen-Regent of Spain Maria Christina of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Rianzarès, was named Duke of Montmorot by Louis-Philippe I in 1847. The title is still honoured in Spain.
See also
* Communes of the Jura department
The following is a list of the 494 communes of the Jura department of France.
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