Montécheroux
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Montécheroux is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Montécheroux | |
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The town hall in Montécheroux | |
 Location of Montécheroux | |
  Montécheroux  Montécheroux | |
| Coordinates: 47°21′02″N 6°48′24″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Montbéliard |
| Canton | Maîche |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Leon Bonvalot[1] |
Area 1 | 13.13 km2 (5.07 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 563 |
| • Density | 42.9/km2 (111/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25393 /25190 |
| Elevation | 420–830 m (1,380–2,720 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
The commune lies 7 km (4.3 mi) from Saint-Hippolyte.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 548 | — |
| 1968 | 550 | +0.4% |
| 1975 | 542 | −1.5% |
| 1982 | 571 | +5.4% |
| 1990 | 548 | −4.0% |
| 1999 | 545 | −0.5% |
| 2008 | 563 | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 581 | +3.2% |
Notable person
- Lucien Quélet (1832–1899) naturalist and mycologist, was born in Montécheroux.
