Provenchère, Doubs
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Provenchère (French pronunciation: [pʁɔvɑ̃ʃɛʁ]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Provenchère | |
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The church in Provenchère | |
 Location of Provenchère | |
  Provenchère Location within France  Provenchère Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′24″N 6°38′40″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Montbéliard |
| Canton | Valdahon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Charles Schelle[1] |
Area 1 | 6.97 km2 (2.69 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 142 |
| • Density | 20.4/km2 (52.8/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25471 /25380 |
| Elevation | 560–841 m (1,837–2,759 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 57 km (35 mi) northeast of Besançon, perched above the valley of the Barbèche at the foot of the Mont de Fonteny.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 153 | — |
| 1968 | 164 | +7.2% |
| 1975 | 147 | −10.4% |
| 1982 | 149 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 127 | −14.8% |
| 1999 | 120 | −5.5% |
| 2008 | 116 | −3.3% |
| 2012 | 131 | +12.9% |
