Mouthe

Mouthe
Mouthe
Location within Franche-Comté region  Mouthe
Administration
Country	France
Region	Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Pontarlier
Canton	Mouthe
Intercommunality	Hauts du Doubs
Mayor	Élisabeth Rampant (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	926–1,414 m (3,038–4,639 ft)
Land area1	38.73 km2 (14.95 sq mi)
Population2	972  (2008)
- Density	25 /km2 (65 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	25413/ 25240
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: 46°42′41″N 6°11′40″E / 46.7113888889°N 6.19444444444°E / 46.7113888889; 6.19444444444

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

Geography

The village is located 30 km (19 mi) south of Pontarlier in the Jura Mountains on the Swiss border. The source of the Doubs River is 2 km (1.2 mi) from Mouthe. In Mouthe was recorded the lowest temperature ever in France with −41 °C.

Population

Historical population of Mouthe

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
680	760	811	813	898	891	972

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

• INSEE

External links

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