Doubs, Doubs

Doubs (French pronunciation: [du] ^ⓘ) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It lies on the river Doubs, adjacent to the north of Pontarlier.

Doubs
Commune
The church in Doubs
Coat of arms
Location of Doubs
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Coordinates: 46°55′39″N 6°21′03″E / 46.9275°N 6.3508°E / 46.9275; 6.3508
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Pontarlier
Canton	Pontarlier
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Georges Côte-Colisson^[1]
Area ^1	8.94 km^2 (3.45 sq mi)
Population  (2021)^[2]	3,272
• Density	370/km^2 (950/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25204 /25300
Elevation	795–1,052 m (2,608–3,451 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Demonym

The inhabitants of Doubs are called Doubsiens^[3] or locally Guerrats. This name comes from a local legend which tells that during the Guerre de Dix Ans, the town of Doubs found itself under siege. Trapped for several months without any contact with the outside world, the village quickly became infested with rats. The inhabitants were thus named after them: Guerre + Rats became Guerrats.^{[citation needed]}

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	789	—
1975	1,049	+4.15%
1982	1,267	+2.73%
1990	1,677	+3.57%
1999	2,266	+3.40%
2007	2,480	+1.13%
2012	2,666	+1.46%
2017	3,021	+2.53%
Source: INSEE^[4]

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. https://www.habitants.fr/doubs/services-publics
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

 

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