Montferrand-le-Château

Montferrand-le-Château
Montferrand-le-Château
Location within Franche-Comté region  Montferrand-le-Château
Administration
Country	France
Region	Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Besançon
Canton	Boussières
Intercommunality	Grand Besançon
Mayor	Pascal Duchezeau (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	223–371 m (732–1,217 ft)
Land area1	7.48 km2 (2.89 sq mi)
Population2	2,179  (2008)
- Density	291 /km2 (750 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	25397/ 25320
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.

Coordinates: 47°11′02″N 5°54′31″E / 47.1838888889°N 5.90861111111°E / 47.1838888889; 5.90861111111

Montferrand-le-Château is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Geography

The commune lies 10 km (6.2 mi) from Besançon.

Population

Historical population of Montferrand-le-Château

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
875	974	1452	1612	1724	1896	2179

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Montferrand-le-Château on the intercommunal Web site of the department (French)