Longeville

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

Longeville
The town hall in Longeville
Location of Longeville
Longeville
Longeville
Coordinates: 47°01′55″N 6°13′42″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
ArrondissementBesançon
CantonOrnans
IntercommunalityLoue-Lison
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Robert Vouillot
Area
1
9.46 km2 (3.65 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
173
  Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
25346 /25330
Elevation540–930 m (1,770–3,050 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Longeville is a long, narrow village, as its name implies. It is the highest commune in the canton.

The cliffs of the Capucin and Mont Belvoir at 850 m dominate the valley of the Loue River.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962192    
1968195+1.6%
1975163−16.4%
1982141−13.5%
1990145+2.8%
1999134−7.6%
2008145+8.2%
2012158+9.0%

Economy

Cheese production is an important industry, particularly Comté, a hard cheese made of cow's milk similar to Gruyère.

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.



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