Rang, Doubs

Rang

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Rang

Coordinates: 47°25′38″N 6°33′48″E / 47.4272°N 6.5633°E / 47.4272; 6.5633Coordinates: 47°25′38″N 6°33′48″E / 47.4272°N 6.5633°E / 47.4272; 6.5633
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Montbéliard
Canton L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs
Intercommunality Isles du Doubs
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Guy Girardot
Area1 10.32 km2 (3.98 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 438
  Density 42/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 25479 / 25250
Elevation 280–524 m (919–1,719 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.

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

Geography

Rang lies 4 km (2.5 mi) from L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs in a promontory formed by the meandering of the Doubs River. It also lies on the Rhône-Rhine Canal.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962364    
1968405+11.3%
1975469+15.8%
1982518+10.4%
1990474−8.5%
1999450−5.1%
2008404−10.2%
2012438+8.4%

See also

References

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