Ponthoux

Ponthoux
Part ofLavans-lès-Saint-Claude
Town hall
Location of Ponthoux
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Coordinates:46°23′46″N5°48′42″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Saint-Claude
Canton	Saint-Lupicin
Commune	Lavans-lès-Saint-Claude
Area 1	2.18 km2(0.84 sq mi)
Population (2019)	68
• Density	31/km2(81/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00(CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00(CEST)
Postal code	39170
Elevation	420–890 m (1,380–2,920 ft)
1French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2(0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ponthoux(French pronunciation:[pɔ̃tu]) is a formercommunein theJuradepartmentinBourgogne-Franche-Comtéin easternFrance.On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the commune ofLavans-lès-Saint-Claude.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 118 — 1806 134 +13.6% 1821 133 −0.7% 1831 124 −6.8% 1841 127 +2.4% 1851 124 −2.4% 1861 111 −10.5% 1872 100 −9.9% 1881 79 −21.0% 1891 89 +12.7% 1901 98 +10.1% 1911 84 −14.3%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 65 −22.6% 1931 70 +7.7% 1946 54 −22.9% 1954 48 −11.1% 1862 41 −14.6% 1968 33 −19.5% 1975 57 +72.7% 1982 54 −5.3% 1990 56 +3.7% 1999 80 +42.9% 2006 86 +7.5% 2012 83 −3.5%

See also

• Communes of the Jura department