Les Pontets

Les Pontets
Commune
Les Pontets
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
Les Pontets
Coordinates: 46°43′11″N 6°10′20″E / 46.7197°N 6.1722°E / 46.7197; 6.1722Coordinates: 46°43′11″N 6°10′20″E / 46.7197°N 6.1722°E / 46.7197; 6.1722
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Pontarlier
Canton Frasne
Intercommunality Hauts du Doubs
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Joani Lepine
Area1 6.36 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 132
  Density 21/km2 (54/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 25464 /25240
Elevation 970–1,237 m (3,182–4,058 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.

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

Geography

The commune lies 3 km (1.9 mi) northeast of Mouthe in the valley of Combes Derniers. It is dominated by the Haute Joux, with the peaks of Turchet (1227 m) and Saint Sorlin (1237 m), from which there is a view of the Alps.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196293    
1968100+7.5%
197573−27.0%
198269−5.5%
199065−5.8%
199984+29.2%
2008104+23.8%
2012132+26.9%

See also

References

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