Cléron

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Cléron
Château de Cléron

Coat of arms
Cléron
Coordinates: 47°05′16″N 6°03′43″E / 47.0878°N 6.0619°E / 47.0878; 6.0619Coordinates: 47°05′16″N 6°03′43″E / 47.0878°N 6.0619°E / 47.0878; 6.0619
Country France
Region Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Besançon
Canton Amancey
Intercommunality Canton of Amancey-Loue-Lison
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Chantal Guet-Guillaume
Area
  Land1 14.56 km2 (5.62 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 307
  Population2 Density 21/km2 (55/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 25155 / 25330
Elevation 295–563 m (968–1,847 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.

Cléron is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 167    
1968 188+12.6%
1975 182−3.2%
1982 235+29.1%
1990 266+13.2%
1999 294+10.5%
2008 307+4.4%

Sights

  • The Château de Cléron is a 14th-century castle, remodelled over the years. Its privately owned and not open to visitors, though the gardens are opened during the summer. It has been listed since 1988 as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture.[1]

See also

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