Métabief
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Métabief (French pronunciation: [metabje]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Métabief | |
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The church in Métabief | |
 Location of Métabief | |
  Métabief Location within France  Métabief Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Coordinates: 46°46′27″N 6°21′09″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier |
| Canton | Frasne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2021–2026) | Gérard Déque[1] |
Area 1 | 5.76 km2 (2.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,375 |
| • Density | 239/km2 (618/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25380 /25370 |
| Elevation | 923–1,419 m (3,028–4,656 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
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| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 165 | — |
| 1975 | 197 | +2.56% |
| 1982 | 250 | +3.46% |
| 1990 | 504 | +9.16% |
| 1999 | 691 | +3.57% |
| 2007 | 888 | +3.19% |
| 2012 | 1,089 | +4.17% |
| 2017 | 1,196 | +1.89% |
| 2023 | 1,375 | +2.35% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
Tourism
Métabief is known for its winter sports, but it is also a center for tourism in the summer with hiking, mountain biking, hang gliding, mountain climbing, and spelunking. It is one of the six communes that operate the Métabief-Mont-d'Or ski resort.
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