Loulle

Loulle
Loulle
Location within Franche-Comté region  Loulle
Coordinates: 46°42′32″N 5°52′56″E / 46.7089°N 5.8822°ECoordinates: 46°42′32″N 5°52′56″E / 46.7089°N 5.8822°E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Lons-le-Saunier
Canton	Champagnole
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	Xavier Racle
Area^1	10.90 km^2 (4.21 sq mi)
Population (2012)^2	173
• Density	16/km^2 (41/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	39301 / 39300
Elevation	610–776 m (2,001–2,546 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.

Loulle is a commune in the Jura department in region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1793	351	—
1806	405	+15.4%
1821	380	−6.2%
1831	418	+10.0%
1841	345	−17.5%
1851	330	−4.3%
1861	300	−9.1%
1872	240	−20.0%
1881	216	−10.0%
1891	209	−3.2%
1901	204	−2.4%
1911	211	+3.4%
1921	203	−3.8%
1931	201	−1.0%
1946	178	−11.4%
1954	154	−13.5%
1962	148	−3.9%
1968	114	−23.0%
1975	105	−7.9%
1982	160	+52.4%
1990	169	+5.6%
1999	177	+4.7%
2006	172	−2.8%
2012	173	+0.6%

Dinosaur Trails

In 2004 a remarkable set of well-preserved dinosaur tracks were discovered in a quarry just outside Loulle. The tracks form a dense network of trails belonging mainly to sauropods but with other species represented. Many of the imprints have been painted by researchers from the University of Lyon to indicate the tracks from individual animals. The caked muddy surface over which the dinosaurs walked is also well preserved in the rock.

The site is open to the public (no admission charged) and is on a sharp bend on the main road between Loulle and Nye.

Dinosaur trails

See also

• Communes of the Jura department

References

• INSEE statistics