Roche-lez-Beaupré | |
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Coordinates: 47°16′37″N 6°06′54″E / 47.2769°N 6.115°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Doubs |
Arrondissement | Besançon |
Canton | Besançon-5 |
Intercommunality | Grand Besançon Métropole |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacques Krieger [1] |
Area 1 | 5.63 km2 (2.17 sq mi) |
Population (2021)
[2] | 2,210 |
• Density | 390/km2 (1,000/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code |
25495 /25220 |
Elevation | 242–339 m (794–1,112 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Roche-lez-Beaupré (French pronunciation: [ʁɔʃ lɛ bopʁe]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
The commune lies 9 km (5.6 mi) northeast of Besançon on the banks of the Doubs.
The commune was known as Roche until 1934.
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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1968 | 1,170 | — |
1975 | 1,372 | +2.30% |
1982 | 1,586 | +2.09% |
1990 | 1,663 | +0.59% |
1999 | 2,062 | +2.42% |
2007 | 2,070 | +0.05% |
2012 | 2,024 | −0.45% |
2017 | 2,111 | +0.85% |
Source: INSEE [3] |
The commune is served by the railroad, national highway 83, and the navigable Doubs River.
Industries including fertilizer and metalworking have been established in the commune.