Rahon, Doubs

Rahon
Commune
Rahon
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
Rahon
Coordinates: 47°19′24″N 6°35′30″E / 47.3233°N 6.5917°E / 47.3233; 6.5917Coordinates: 47°19′24″N 6°35′30″E / 47.3233°N 6.5917°E / 47.3233; 6.5917
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Montbéliard
Canton Bavans
Intercommunality Vallon de Sancey
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Claude Girardot
Area1 5.69 km2 (2.20 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 124
  Density 22/km2 (56/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 25476 /25430
Elevation 489–664 m (1,604–2,178 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.

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

Geography

Rahon lies 20 km (12 mi) from Clerval at the foot of the castle of Belvoir built by Jean de Chalon.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196295    
196898+3.2%
1975101+3.1%
1982115+13.9%
1990112−2.6%
1999108−3.6%
2008116+7.4%
2012124+6.9%

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