Saint-Maurice-Colombier

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saint-Maurice-Colombier

(2020–2026) Jacques Demangeon^[1]Area

13.29 km² (5.13 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

904 • Density68/km² (180/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

25524 /25260

Elevation292–491 m (958–1,611 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Maurice-Colombier (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ mɔʁis kɔlɔ̃bje]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Geography

The commune lies 7 km (4.3 mi) north of L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs.

History

The commune was formed by merging the former communes of Saint-Maurice-Échelotte and Colombier-Châtelot in 1972.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	538	—
1968	568	+5.6%
1975	598	+5.3%
1982	742	+24.1%
1990	729	−1.8%
1999	719	−1.4%
2008	886	+23.2%
2012	897	+1.2%

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.