Chaffois

Chaffois
Commune

Coat of arms
Chaffois

Coordinates: 46°54′56″N 6°16′15″E / 46.9156°N 6.2708°E / 46.9156; 6.2708Coordinates: 46°54′56″N 6°16′15″E / 46.9156°N 6.2708°E / 46.9156; 6.2708
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Pontarlier
Canton Pontarlier
Intercommunality Larmont
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Raymond Perrin
Area1 16.25 km2 (6.27 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 917
 • Density 56/km2 (150/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 25110 /25300
Elevation 808–906 m (2,651–2,972 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.

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

It is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Pontarlier and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the border with Switzerland.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962350—    
1968383+9.4%
1975426+11.2%
1982569+33.6%
1990699+22.8%
1999710+1.6%
2008870+22.5%
2012917+5.4%

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