Photos • Location
Valdoie, church (église Saint-Joseph) with war monument
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 A view of the bridge crossing the river and the church tower, visible at the bottom right | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
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| Coordinates: 47°40′02″N 6°50′31″E / 47.6672°N 6.8419°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Territoire de Belfort |
| Arrondissement | Belfort |
| Canton | Valdoie |
| Intercommunality | Grand Belfort |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Marie-France Céfis [1] |
| Area 1 | 4.66 km2 (1.80 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)
[2] | 5,236 |
| • Density | 1,100/km2 (2,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 ( CET) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC+02:00 ( CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code |
90099 /90300 |
| Elevation | 370–438 m (1,214–1,437 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Valdoie (French pronunciation: [valdwa]) is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. It is located to the North of the city of Belfort and comprises part of greater Belfort.
Name
Valdoie is situated on the river Savoureuse ( Doubs basin). The name is thought to have come from combining the Latin word Vadum (meaning shallow crossing) and the Celtic word Oye (meaning water or river).
Population
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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| 1968 | 3,983 | — |
| 1975 | 4,466 | +1.65% |
| 1982 | 4,572 | +0.34% |
| 1990 | 4,314 | −0.72% |
| 1999 | 4,843 | +1.29% |
| 2007 | 5,022 | +0.45% |
| 2012 | 5,313 | +1.13% |
| 2017 | 5,300 | −0.05% |
| Source: INSEE [3] | ||
See also
Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Valdoie.
References
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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