Ruffey-le-Château
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Ruffey-le-Château (French pronunciation: [ʁyfɛ l(ə) ʃɑto]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Ruffey-le-Château | |
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The chateau on the bank of the Ognon river, in Ruffey-le-Château | |
 Location of Ruffey-le-Château | |
  Ruffey-le-Château Location within France  Ruffey-le-Château Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Coordinates: 47°17′18″N 5°47′57″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Besançon |
| Canton | Saint-Vit |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Patricia Coquard[1] |
Area 1 | 7.25 km2 (2.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 366 |
| • Density | 50.5/km2 (131/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25510 /25170 |
| Elevation | 200–239 m (656–784 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 20 km (12 mi) west of Besançon on the banks of the Ognon.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 84 | — |
| 1975 | 131 | +6.55% |
| 1982 | 163 | +3.17% |
| 1990 | 234 | +4.62% |
| 1999 | 275 | +1.81% |
| 2007 | 295 | +0.88% |
| 2012 | 324 | +1.89% |
| 2017 | 364 | +2.36% |
| 2023 | 366 | +0.09% |
| Source: INSEE[3] | ||
