Les Pontets

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Les Pontets
Les Pontets is located in France
Les Pontets
Les Pontets
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Location within Franche-Comté region
Les Pontets is located in Franche-Comté
Les Pontets
Les Pontets
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Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Pontarlier
Canton Mouthe
Intercommunality Hauts du Doubs
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Joani Lepine
Area1 6.36 km2 (2.46 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 132
 • Density 21/km2 (54/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 25464 / 25240
Elevation 970–1,237 m (3,182–4,058 ft)
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.

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

Geography

The commune lies 3 km (1.9 mi) northeast of Mouthe in the valley of Combes Derniers. It is dominated by the Haute Joux, with the peaks of Turchet (1227 m) and Saint Sorlin (1237 m), from which there is a view of the Alps.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 93 —    
1968 100 +7.5%
1975 73 −27.0%
1982 69 −5.5%
1990 65 −5.8%
1999 84 +29.2%
2008 104 +23.8%
2012 132 +26.9%

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