Mouchard
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Mouchard (French pronunciation: [muʃaʁ]) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.[3]
Mouchard | |
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The church in Mouchard | |
 Flag  Coat of arms | |
 Location of Mouchard | |
  Mouchard  Mouchard | |
| Coordinates: 46°58′28″N 5°47′52″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Jura |
| Arrondissement | Dole |
| Canton | Mont-sous-Vaudrey |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Sandra Hählen[1] |
Area 1 | 6.18 km2 (2.39 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,095 |
| • Density | 177/km2 (459/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 39370 /39330 |
| Elevation | 244–382 m (801–1,253 ft) |
| 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 | 1,171 | — |
| 1975 | 1,053 | −1.51% |
| 1982 | 1,052 | −0.01% |
| 1990 | 997 | −0.67% |
| 1999 | 1,018 | +0.23% |
| 2009 | 1,203 | +1.68% |
| 2014 | 1,171 | −0.54% |
| 2020 | 1,062 | −1.62% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
Transportation
The commune has a railway station, Mouchard, on the Mouchard–Bourg-en-Bresse and Dijon–Vallorbe lines.
