Villers-le-Lac
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Villers-le-Lac (French pronunciation: [vilɛʁ lə lak], before 1948: Lac-ou-Villers)[3] is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
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 A general view of Villers-le-Lac | |
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| Coordinates: 47°03′41″N 6°40′15″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier |
| Canton | Morteau |
| Intercommunality | Val de Morteau |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Dominique Mollier[1] |
Area 1 | 30.17 km2 (11.65 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 5,292 |
| • Density | 175.4/km2 (454.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25321 /25130 |
| Elevation | 650–1,260 m (2,130–4,130 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 in the Jura mountains on the Swiss border.
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 3,828 | — |
| 1975 | 4,428 | +2.10% |
| 1982 | 4,142 | −0.95% |
| 1990 | 4,203 | +0.18% |
| 1999 | 4,196 | −0.02% |
| 2007 | 4,352 | +0.46% |
| 2012 | 4,569 | +0.98% |
| 2017 | 4,985 | +1.76% |
| 2023 | 5,292 | +1.00% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
