Vaire-Arcier

Vaire-Arcier
Chateau of Vaire-le-Grand
Vaire-Arcier
Location within Franche-Comté region Vaire-Arcier
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Besançon
Canton	Marchaux
Intercommunality	Grand Besançon
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Patrick Racine
Area1	12.78 km2 (4.93 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	531
• Density	42/km2 (110/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	25575 / 25220
Elevation	243–561 m (797–1,841 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.

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

The communes of Vaire-le-Grand and Arcier were merged on 1 March 1974 to become Vaire-Arcier.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	381	—
1968	386	+1.3%
1975	384	−0.5%
1982	449	+16.9%
1990	474	+5.6%
1999	526	+11.0%
2008	515	−2.1%
2012	531	+3.1%

See also

• Château de Vaire-Le-Grand, located on Vaire-Arcier
• Vaire-le-Petit, located on the north bank of the Doubs River
• Communes of the Doubs department

References

• INSEE