Lons-le-Saunier

[lawn-luh-soh-nyey]

noun

1. a city in and the capital of Jura, in E France.

Lons-le-Saunier

/ lɔ̃ləsonje /

noun

1. a town in E France: saline springs; manufactures sparkling wines. Pop: 25 867 (1999)

Example Sentences

Cavagna maintains a lead of 2’30” as the race enters Lons-le-Saunier, a tourist town known for its thermal baths and the iconic triangular spreadable cheese, La Vache Qui Rit aka The Laughing Cow.

From The Guardian

They will go under the hammer in Lons-le-Saunier on 26 May.

From The Guardian

Michel Jouvet was born in Lons-le-Saunier, in eastern France, on Nov. 16, 1925.

From New York Times

Civray, in the Vienne region, saw 86 millimeters of rain and Lons-le-Saunier, in the Jura region, saw 77 millimeters during the same period.

From Reuters

The coach was carrying 42 students, six staff and two drivers when it went into a ditch on the A39 motorway at Lons-le-Saunier.

From BBC