Métabief
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Location within Franche-Comté region  Métabief | |
| Coordinates: 46°46′27″N 6°21′09″E / 46.7742°N 6.3525°ECoordinates: 46°46′27″N 6°21′09″E / 46.7742°N 6.3525°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier |
| Canton | Mouthe |
| Intercommunality | Mont d'Or et des Deux Lacs |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Gérard Deque |
| Area1 | 5.76 km2 (2.22 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 1,089 |
| • Density | 190/km2 (490/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25380 / 25370 |
| Elevation | 923–1,419 m (3,028–4,656 ft) |
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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. | |
Métabief is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Geography
The commune lies 14 km (8.7 mi) northeast of Mouthe close to the Swiss border near Jougne.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1962 | 123 | — |
| 1968 | 165 | +34.1% |
| 1975 | 197 | +19.4% |
| 1982 | 250 | +26.9% |
| 1990 | 504 | +101.6% |
| 1999 | 691 | +37.1% |
| 2008 | 954 | +38.1% |
| 2012 | 1,089 | +14.2% |
Tourism
Métabief is known for its winter sports, but it is also a center for tourism in the summer with hiking, mountain biking, hang gliding, mountain climbing, and spelunking. It is one of the six communes that operate the Métabief-Mont-d'Or ski resort.
Gallery
The Morond, seen from Les Hôpitaux-Neufs
The church
See also
References
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