The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-07.
Lons-le-Saunier
(lôN-l-sny´) (KEY) , town (1990 pop. 20,140), capital of Jura dept., E France, at the foot of the Jura Mts. A saltwater spa since Roman times, the town has food and textile industries and varied manufactures. Parts of its Romanesque church date from the 11th cent.