Marchaux

Marchaux
Marchaux
Location within Franche-Comté region  Marchaux
Administration
Country	France
Region	Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Besançon
Canton	Marchaux
Intercommunality	Grand Besançon
Mayor	Brigitte Vionnet (PR) (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	279–530 m (915–1,740 ft)
Land area1	10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Population2	1,030  (2008)
- Density	102 /km2 (260 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	25368/ 25640
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°19′27″N 6°08′01″E / 47.3241666667°N 6.13361111111°E / 47.3241666667; 6.13361111111

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

Geography

Marchaux lies 10 km (6.2 mi) from Besançon at the edge of the forest of Chailluz.

It is 2 km (1.2 mi) from the exit from the A36 freeway.

Population

Historical population of Marchaux

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
305	379	556	688	806	937	1030

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Marchaux on the intercommunal Web site of the department (French)