Rigney

Rigney
Commune
Chateau of La Roche
Rigney
Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
Rigney
Coordinates: 47°23′20″N 6°10′36″E / 47.3889°N 6.1767°E / 47.3889; 6.1767Coordinates: 47°23′20″N 6°10′36″E / 47.3889°N 6.1767°E / 47.3889; 6.1767
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Besançon
Canton Baume-les-Dames
Intercommunality La Bussière
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gilbert Menegain
Area1 9.58 km2 (3.70 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 425
  Density 44/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+1 (CET)
  Summer (DST) UTC+2 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code 25490 /25640
Elevation 227–436 m (745–1,430 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.

Rigney is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Its hamlet La Roche-sur-l'Ognon is also the most likely place of origin of the first ducal family of the Duchy of Athens, the de la Roche family.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962272    
1968288+5.9%
1975285−1.0%
1982287+0.7%
1990346+20.6%
1999390+12.7%
2008429+10.0%
2012425−0.9%

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