Montmorot

Montmorot
Commune
The road into Montmorot
Coat of arms
Location of Montmorot
Montmorot Montmorot
Coordinates: 46°40′37″N 5°31′50″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Lons-le-Saunier
Canton	Lons-le-Saunier-1
Intercommunality	Espace Communautaire Lons Agglomération
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	André Barbarin
Area 1	11.36 km2 (4.39 sq mi)
Population  (2021)	3,154
• Density	280/km2 (720/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39362 /39570
Elevation	223–355 m (732–1,165 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Montmorot (French pronunciation: [mɔ̃mɔʁo]) 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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 1,543 —     1800 1,549 +0.06% 1806 1,764 +2.19% 1821 1,555 −0.84% 1831 1,617 +0.39% 1836 1,803 +2.20% 1841 1,836 +0.36% 1846 1,946 +1.17% 1851 1,925 −0.22% 1856 1,733 −2.08% 1861 1,750 +0.20% 1866 1,959 +2.28% 1872 2,006 +0.40% 1876 1,955 −0.64% 1881 1,827 −1.35% 1886 1,812 −0.16% 1891 1,757 −0.61% 1896 1,702 −0.63% 1901 1,887 +2.09%	Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1906 1,739 −1.62% 1911 1,792 +0.60% 1921 1,642 −0.87% 1926 1,838 +2.28% 1931 1,994 +1.64% 1936 2,064 +0.69% 1946 2,346 +1.29% 1954 2,344 −0.01% 1962 2,688 +1.73% 1968 2,792 +0.63% 1975 3,344 +2.61% 1982 3,320 −0.10% 1990 3,177 −0.55% 1999 3,090 −0.31% 2007 3,112 +0.09% 2012 3,038 −0.48% 2017 3,036 −0.01% 2019 3,082 +0.75%
Source: EHESS and INSEE (1968-2017)

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