Novillars

Novillars
Château de Novillars
Novillars
Location within Franche-Comté region  Novillars
Administration
Country	France
Region	Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Besançon
Canton	Marchaux
Intercommunality	Grand Besançon
Mayor	Philippe Belluche (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	244–335 m (801–1,099 ft)
Land area1	2.02 km2 (0.78 sq mi)
Population2	1,603  (2008)
- Density	794 /km2 (2,060 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	25429/ 25220
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°17′11″N 6°07′49″E / 47.2863888889°N 6.13027777778°E / 47.2863888889; 6.13027777778

Novillars is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Geography

Noviallars lies 7 km (4.3 mi) northeast of Besançon.

Population

Historical population of Novillars

1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2008
564	613	1803	1663	1610	1486	1603

The opening of a psychiatric hospital in 1968 tripled the population of the village.

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

• INSEE

External links

• Novillars on the intercommunal Web site of the department (French)