Marchaux

Marchaux
Marchaux

Coordinates: 47°19′27″N 6°08′01″E / 47.3242°N 6.1336°E / 47.3242; 6.1336Coordinates: 47°19′27″N 6°08′01″E / 47.3242°N 6.1336°E / 47.3242; 6.1336
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Besançon
Canton Marchaux
Intercommunality Grand Besançon
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Brigitte Vionnet (PR)
Area1 10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 1,193
  Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 25368 / 25640
Elevation 279–530 m (915–1,739 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.

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

Geography

Marchaux lies 10 km (6.2 mi) from Besançon at the edge of the forest of Chailluz.

It is 2 km (1.2 mi) from the exit from the A36 freeway.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962305    
1968379+24.3%
1975556+46.7%
1982688+23.7%
1990806+17.2%
1999937+16.3%
20081,030+9.9%
20121,193+15.8%

See also

References

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