Chaffois
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Chaffois (French pronunciation: [ʃafwa]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Chaffois | |
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 The town hall in Chaffois | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Chaffois | |
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| Coordinates: 46°54′56″N 6°16′15″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier |
| Canton | Pontarlier |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Nicolas Barbe[1] |
Area 1 | 16.25 km2 (6.27 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,032 |
| • Density | 63.51/km2 (164.5/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25110 /25300 |
| Elevation | 808–906 m (2,651–2,972 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
It is located about 8 kilometres (5.0 mi) west of Pontarlier and about 20 kilometres (12 mi) west of the border with Switzerland.
Location
This village in the Haut-Doubs region is located at an altitude of approximately 850 meters, about seven kilometers west of the town of Pontarlier.
The neighboring towns are Bannans, Chapelle-d'Huin, Granges-Narboz, Houtaud, Sainte-Colombe, and Val-d'Usiers.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 350 | — |
| 1968 | 383 | +9.4% |
| 1975 | 426 | +11.2% |
| 1982 | 569 | +33.6% |
| 1990 | 699 | +22.8% |
| 1999 | 710 | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 870 | +22.5% |
| 2012 | 917 | +5.4% |
