Marchaux

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Marchaux
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Marchaux is located in France
Marchaux
Marchaux
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Location within Franche-Comté region
Marchaux is located in Franche-Comté
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Marchaux
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Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Besançon
Canton Marchaux
Intercommunality Grand Besançon
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Brigitte Vionnet (PR)
Area1 10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 1,193
 • Density 120/km2 (310/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 25368 / 25640
Elevation 279–530 m (915–1,739 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.

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

Geography

Marchaux lies 10 km (6.2 mi) from Besançon at the edge of the forest of Chailluz.

It is 2 km (1.2 mi) from the exit from the A36 freeway.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±%
1962 305 —    
1968 379 +24.3%
1975 556 +46.7%
1982 688 +23.7%
1990 806 +17.2%
1999 937 +16.3%
2008 1,030 +9.9%
2012 1,193 +15.8%

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