Boussières
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Boussières (French pronunciation: [busjɛʁ]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Boussières | |
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The church in Boussières | |
 Location of Boussières | |
  Boussières  Boussières | |
| Coordinates: 47°09′30″N 5°54′08″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Besançon |
| Canton | Besançon-6 |
| Intercommunality | Grand Besançon Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2022–2026) | Eloy Jaramago[1] |
Area 1 | 5.58 km2 (2.15 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,208 |
| • Density | 216/km2 (561/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25084 /25320 |
| Elevation | 220–452 m (722–1,483 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Politics and administration
Boussières had been the seat of a canton until its attachment to the new Canton of Besançon-6.
Municipal government
| In office | Name | Ref. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1873 | 1884 | Émile Retrouvey | |
| 1884 | 1896 | Célestin Poulet | |
| 1896 | 1898 | Joseph Retrouvey | |
| 1898 | 1903 | Célestin Poulet | |
| 1903 | 1912 | Jean Zuber | |
| 1919 | 1941 | Ernest Zuber | |
| 1941 | 1959 | Maurice Mille | |
| 1959 | 1965 | Raymond Ploux | |
| 1965 | 29 March 1977 | Jean Canal | |
| 29 March 1977 | 14 March 2008 | Michel Poulet | |
| 14 March 2008 | 23 May 2020 | Bertrand Astric | |
| 23 May 2020 | March 2022 | Hélène Astric | [4] |
| March 2022 | incumbent | Eloy Jaramago | [1] |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 505 | — |
| 1968 | 531 | +5.1% |
| 1975 | 697 | +31.3% |
| 1982 | 762 | +9.3% |
| 1990 | 837 | +9.8% |
| 1999 | 929 | +11.0% |
| 2001 | 1,040 | +11.9% |
| 2009 | 1,083 | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 1,092 | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 1,089 | −0.3% |
