Provenchère, Doubs

Provenchère
Provenchère

Coordinates: 47°17′24″N 6°38′40″E / 47.29°N 6.6444°E / 47.29; 6.6444Coordinates: 47°17′24″N 6°38′40″E / 47.29°N 6.6444°E / 47.29; 6.6444
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Montbéliard
Canton Maîche
Intercommunality Dessoubre et Barbèche
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Claude Roy
Area1 6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 131
 • Density 19/km2 (49/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
 • Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 25471 / 25380
Elevation 560–841 m (1,837–2,759 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.

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

Geography

The commune lies 57 km (35 mi) northeast of Besançon, perched above the valley of the Barbèche at the foot of the Mont de Fonteny.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962153—    
1968164+7.2%
1975147−10.4%
1982149+1.4%
1990127−14.8%
1999120−5.5%
2008116−3.3%
2012131+12.9%

See also

References

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