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Roche-lez-Beaupré | |
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 Roche-lez-Beaupré and the weir on the Doubs river | |
Location of Roche-lez-Beaupré  | |
  Roche-lez-Beaupré  Roche-lez-Beaupré | |
| Coordinates: 47°16′37″N 6°06′54″E / 47.2769°N 6.115°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Besançon |
| Canton | Besançon-5 |
| Intercommunality | Grand Besançon Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Krieger[1] |
Area 1 | 5.63 km2 (2.17 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 2,210 |
| • Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25495 /25220 |
| Elevation | 242–339 m (794–1,112 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Roche-lez-Beaupré (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃ lɛ bopʁe]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Geography
[edit]The commune lies 9 km (5.6 mi) northeast of Besançon on the banks of the Doubs.
History
[edit]The commune was known as Roche until 1934.
Population
[edit]| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 1,170 | — |
| 1975 | 1,372 | +2.30% |
| 1982 | 1,586 | +2.09% |
| 1990 | 1,663 | +0.59% |
| 1999 | 2,062 | +2.42% |
| 2007 | 2,070 | +0.05% |
| 2012 | 2,024 | −0.45% |
| 2017 | 2,111 | +0.85% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Transportation
[edit]The commune is served by the railroad, national highway 83, and the navigable Doubs River.
Economy
[edit]Industries including fertilizer and metalworking have been established in the commune.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Roche-lez-Beaupré.
- Official website (in French)
- Roche-lez-Beaupré on the regional Web site (in French)
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