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Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

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Commune
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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]
Area1 8.94 km2 (3.45 sq mi)
Population (2021)[2] 3,272
• Density 370/km2 (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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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.

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_]

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]
  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" (in French). 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