Chamblay

Chamblay
Chamblay
Location within Franche-Comté region  Chamblay
Administration
Country	France
Region	Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Lons-le-Saunier
Canton	Villers-Farlay
Statistics
Elevation	219–268 m (719–879 ft)
Land area1	13.82 km2 (5.34 sq mi)
Population2	420  (2006)
- Density	30 /km2 (78 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	39093/ 39380
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.

Coordinates: 46°59′55″N 5°42′17″E / 46.9986111111°N 5.70472222222°E / 46.9986111111; 5.70472222222

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

It is a sucluded village close Besançon and Dole. It is also close to the Swiss border.

The Château de Clairvans is the major landmark in Chamblay. The château which is now a hotel was restored by Emine Karam in the 1920s.

See also

• Communes of the Jura department

References

• INSEE commune file