Novillars

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Novillars
Château de Novillars
Novillars
Coordinates: 47°17′11″N 6°07′49″E / 47.2864°N 6.1303°E / 47.2864; 6.1303Coordinates: 47°17′11″N 6°07′49″E / 47.2864°N 6.1303°E / 47.2864; 6.1303
Country France
Region Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Besançon
Canton Marchaux
Intercommunality Grand Besançon
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Philippe Belluche
Area
  Land1 2.02 km2 (0.78 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 1,603
  Population2 Density 790/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 25429 / 25220
Elevation 244–335 m (801–1,099 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.

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

Geography

Noviallars lies 7 km (4.3 mi) northeast of Besançon.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 564    
1968 613+8.7%
1975 1,803+194.1%
1982 1,663−7.8%
1990 1,610−3.2%
1999 1,486−7.7%
2008 1,603+7.9%

The opening of a psychiatric hospital in 1968 tripled the population of the village.

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