Saint-Maurice-Colombier

Saint-Maurice-Colombier
Saint-Maurice-Colombier
Location within Franche-Comté region  Saint-Maurice-Colombier
Administration
Country	France
Region	Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Montbéliard
Canton	L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs
Intercommunality	Trois Cantons
Mayor	Alain Galliot (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	292–491 m (958–1,611 ft)
Land area1	13.29 km2 (5.13 sq mi)
Population2	886  (2008)
- Density	67 /km2 (170 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	25524/ 25260
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Coordinates: 47°26′34″N 6°38′43″E / 47.4427777778°N 6.64527777778°E / 47.4427777778; 6.64527777778

Saint-Maurice-Colombier is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Geography

The commune lies 7 km (4.3 mi) north of L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs.

History

The commune was formed by merging the former communes of Saint-Maurice-Échelotte and Colombier-Châtelot in 1972.

Population

Historical population of Saint-Maurice-Colombier

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
538	568	598	742	729	719	886

See also

• Colombier-Fontaine
• Communes of the Doubs department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Saint-Maurice-Colombier on the regional Web site (French)