Delle
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Delle (French pronunciation: [dɛl]) is a commune on the Swiss border in the Territoire de Belfort department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Northeastern France.
Delle | |
|---|---|
 The town centre | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
 Location of Delle | |
  Delle  Delle | |
| Coordinates: 47°31′N 7°00′E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Territoire de Belfort |
| Arrondissement | Belfort |
| Canton | Delle |
| Intercommunality | Sud Territoire |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sandrine Larcher[1] |
Area 1 | 9.20 km2 (3.55 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,623 |
| • Density | 611/km2 (1,580/sq mi) |
| Demonym | Dellois |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 90033 /90100 |
| Elevation | 353–443 m (1,158–1,453 ft) |
| Website | delle |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 6,134 | — |
| 1975 | 6,528 | +0.89% |
| 1982 | 6,898 | +0.79% |
| 1990 | 6,992 | +0.17% |
| 1999 | 6,624 | −0.60% |
| 2007 | 6,047 | −1.13% |
| 2012 | 5,864 | −0.61% |
| 2017 | 5,690 | −0.60% |
| 2023 | 5,623 | −0.20% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Politics
From 1991 to 2004, Raymond Forni served as Mayor of Delle. From 2000 to 2002, he was also President of the National Assembly as the deputy for Territoire de Belfort's 1st constituency.
Transport
Delle is the last French town on the railway line from Belfort to Bern, in Switzerland. Delle station is served by trains to Belfort and Biel/Bienne.
Gallery
Town centre of Delle
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See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Delle.
