Montfaucon, Doubs

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Montfaucon

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Montfaucon
Coordinates: 47°14′07″N 6°04′50″E / 47.2353°N 6.0806°E / 47.2353; 6.0806Coordinates: 47°14′07″N 6°04′50″E / 47.2353°N 6.0806°E / 47.2353; 6.0806
Country France
Region Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Besançon
Canton Besançon-Sud
Intercommunality Grand Besançon
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Pierre Contoz
Area
  Land1 7.25 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 1,478
  Population2 Density 200/km2 (530/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 25395 / 25660
Elevation 240–614 m (787–2,014 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.

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

Geography

Montfaucon lies 7 km (4.3 mi) southeast of Besançon in the valley of the Doubs River.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 355    
1968 510+43.7%
1975 946+85.5%
1982 1,055+11.5%
1990 1,262+19.6%
1999 1,372+8.7%
2008 1,478+7.7%

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