The arrondissement of Pontarlier is an

arrondissement An arrondissement (, , ) is any of various administrative divisions of France, Belgium, Haiti, certain other Francophone countries, as well as the Netherlands. Europe France The 101 French departments are divided into 342 ''arrondissements' ...

of France in the

Doubs Doubs (, ; ; frp, Dubs) is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. Named after the river Doubs, it had a population of 543,974 in 2019.department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

in the

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in Eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

. It has 147 communes. Its population is 112,913 (2016), and its area is .

Composition

Cantons

The cantons of the arrondissement of Pontarlier are: *

Frasne Frasne () is a Communes of France, commune in the Doubs Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eastern France. The local railway station, Gare de Frasne, was opened on 10 June 1855. Popula ...

* Morteau *

Ornans Ornans () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. On January 1, 2016, the former commune Bonnevaux-le-Prieuré was merged into Ornans.Pontarlier *

Valdahon Valdahon () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of France. ...

(partly)

Communes

The communes of the arrondissement of Pontarlier, and their INSEE codes, are: # Adam-lès-Vercel (25007) #

Les Alliés Les Alliés () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of Fran ...

(25012) # Arçon (25024) # Arc-sous-Cicon (25025) #

Arc-sous-Montenot Arc-sous-Montenot () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department o ...

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Aubonne Aubonne () is a municipalities of Switzerland, municipality in the district of Morges District, Morges in the Cantons of Switzerland, canton of Vaud in Switzerland. In 2011 the former municipality of Pizy merged into Aubonne and on 1 January 202 ...

(25029) # Avoudrey (25039) # Bannans (25041) #

Le Barboux Le Barboux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Lac de Moron * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs d ...

(25042) # Le Bélieu (25050) #

Belmont Belmont may refer to: People * Belmont (surname) Places * Belmont Abbey (disambiguation) * Belmont Historic District (disambiguation) * Belmont Hotel (disambiguation) * Belmont Park (disambiguation) * Belmont Plantation (disambiguation) * Belmon ...

(25052) # Le Bizot (25062) #

Bonnétage Bonnétage () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of Fra ...

(25074) # Bonnevaux (25075) # La Bosse (25077) # Boujailles (25079) # Bouverans (25085) # Bremondans (25089) # Bretonvillers (25095) #

Brey-et-Maison-du-Bois Brey-et-Maison-du-Bois () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs depart ...

(25096) # Bugny (25099) # Bulle (25100) #

Chaffois Chaffois () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It is located about west of Pontarlier and about west of the border with Switzerland. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs de ...

(25110) # Chamesey (25113) # Chapelle-des-Bois (25121) # Chapelle-d'Huin (25122) # Châtelblanc (25131) # La Chaux (25139) #

Chaux-lès-Passavant Chaux-lès-Passavant (, literally ''Chaux near Passavant'') is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Passavant * Communes of the Doubs department The following is ...

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Chaux-Neuve Chaux-Neuve () is a Communes of France, commune in the Doubs Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department References

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(25142) # La Chenalotte (25148) # Chevigney-lès-Vercel (25151) #

La Cluse-et-Mijoux La Cluse-et-Mijoux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Fort de Joux * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Do ...

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Les Combes Les Combes () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of Franc ...

(25160) # Consolation-Maisonnettes (25161) #

Courtetain-et-Salans Courtetain-et-Salans () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs departme ...

(25175) # Courvières (25176) #

Le Crouzet Le Crouzet () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of Fra ...

(25179) # Dommartin (25201) # Dompierre-les-Tilleuls (25202) # Domprel (25203) #

Doubs Doubs (, ; ; frp, Dubs) is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. Named after the river Doubs, it had a population of 543,974 in 2019.Épenouse (25218) #

Épenoy Épenoy () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of France ...

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Étalans Étalans is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, the former communes of Charbonnières-les-Sapins and Verrières-du-Grosbois were merged into Étalans.Étray Étray () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of France. ...

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Évillers Évillers is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of France. ...

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Eysson Eysson () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of France. ...

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Fallerans Fallerans () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of Fran ...

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Les Fins Les Fins () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of Franc ...

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Flangebouche Flangebouche () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of Fr ...

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Les Fontenelles Les Fontenelles () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department * Congregation of Christian Retreat Congregation of Christian Retreat is ...

(25248) # Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve (25252) # Les Fourgs (25254) #

Fournets-Luisans Fournets-Luisans () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department ...

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Fuans Fuans () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of France. ...

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Gellin Gellin () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of France. ...

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Germéfontaine Germéfontaine () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of ...

(25268) # Gilley (25271) #

Grand'Combe-Châteleu Grand'Combe-Châteleu () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs depar ...

(25285) # Grand'Combe-des-Bois (25286) #

Grandfontaine-sur-Creuse Grandfontaine-sur-Creuse () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs dep ...

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Granges-Narboz Granges-Narboz () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department o ...

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Les Grangettes Les Grangettes () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of ...

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Les Gras Les Gras () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of France. ...

(25296) # Guyans-Vennes (25301) #

Hauterive-la-Fresse Hauterive-la-Fresse () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs departme ...

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Les Hôpitaux-Neufs Les Hôpitaux-Neufs is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune is situated southeast of Pontarlier on the road through the Jura mountains. International traffic passes ...

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Les Hôpitaux-Vieux Les Hôpitaux-Vieux () is a commune in the Doubs département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune is situated on the Roman road from Besançon to Italy. The highest point in the commune is the Mont de ...

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Houtaud Houtaud () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of France. ...

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Jougne Jougne () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune is situated from Pontarlier and from the Swiss border. It lies in the Jura Mountains, which form the border betwee ...

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Labergement-Sainte-Marie Labergement-Sainte-Marie () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Eastern France. Geography The commune is situated south of Pontarlier between the Lac de Remoray and Lac de Saint-Point. It is dominate ...

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Landresse Landresse () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune is located northeast of Pierrefontaine. Population Notable people linked to the commune * Louis Pergaud, writ ...

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Laval-le-Prieuré Laval-le-Prieuré () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs departmen ...

(25329) # Laviron (25333) #

Levier Levier () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, the former commune of Labergement-du-Navois was merged into Levier.Longechaux (25342) # Longemaison (25343) # Longevelle-lès-Russey (25344) # La Longeville (25347) #

Longevilles-Mont-d'Or Longevilles-Mont-d'Or (; unofficial also ''Les Longevilles'') is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune is located northeast of Mouthe. The village lies in a valley at ...

(25348) # Loray (25349) #

Le Luhier Le Luhier () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune is located east of Le Russey on the road from Maîche to Besançon. Population See also * Communes of the Dou ...

(25351) # Magny-Châtelard (25355) #

Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune is located from Montbenoît on both banks of the Doubs. The village stretches along the main stre ...

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Malbuisson Malbuisson () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.Malpas (25362) #

Le Mémont Le Mémont () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune lies from Le Russey. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of th ...

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Métabief Métabief () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune lies northeast of Mouthe close to the Swiss border near Jougne. Population Tourism Métabief is known for its wi ...

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Montbéliardot Montbéliardot () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune lies west of Le Russey. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list ...

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Montbenoît Montbenoît () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune lies north of Pontarlier in the Jura mountains. History In the early 12th century, Landry, Lord of Joux, ga ...

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Mont-de-Laval Mont-de-Laval () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune lies west of Le Russey. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list o ...

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Montflovin Montflovin () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Montflovin lies north of Montbenoît. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of ...

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Montlebon Montlebon () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Montlebon lies south of Morteau. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 5 ...

(25403) # Montperreux (25405) # Morteau (25411) #

Mouthe Mouthe () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. The town is known for having the coldest recorded temperature in France. Geography The town is located south of Pontarlier in the Jura Mo ...

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Narbief Narbief is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of France. ...

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Noël-Cerneux Noël-Cerneux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune lies southwest of Le Russey near Morteau. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The f ...

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Orchamps-Vennes Orchamps-Vennes () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of ...

(25432) # Orsans (25435) #

Ouhans Ouhans () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. The source of the river Loue is in the commune. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 5 ...

(25440) # Ouvans (25441) # Oye-et-Pallet (25442) # Passonfontaine (25447) #

Petite-Chaux Petite-Chaux () is a commune in the Doubs département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of ...

(25451) # Pierrefontaine-les-Varans (25453) #

Plaimbois-du-Miroir Plaimbois-du-Miroir () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs departme ...

(25456) # Plaimbois-Vennes (25457) # La Planée (25459) # Pontarlier (25462) #

Les Pontets Les Pontets () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune lies northeast of Mouthe in the valley of ''Combes Derniers''. It is dominated by the Haute Joux, with the peaks ...

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Les Premiers-Sapins Les Premiers-Sapins (, literally ''The First Firs'') is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Nods is the municipal seat. History On 1 January 2016, Les Premiers-Sapins was created by the ...

(25424) # Reculfoz (25483) # Remoray-Boujeons (25486) # Renédale (25487) #

La Rivière-Drugeon La Rivière-Drugeon () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population Transport The commune has a railway station, , on the Frasne–Les Verrières line. See also * Communes of the ...

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Rochejean Rochejean () is a commune in the Doubs département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography Rochejean lies northeast of Mouthe. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list o ...

(25494) # Rondefontaine (25501) # Rosureux (25504) #

Le Russey Le Russey () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of France. ...

(25512) # Saint-Antoine (25514) # Sainte-Colombe (25515) # Saint-Gorgon-Main (25517) #

Saint-Julien-lès-Russey Saint-Julien-lès-Russey (, literally ''Saint-Julien near Russey'') is a commune in the Doubs département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune lies from Le Russey. Population See also * Le Russe ...

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Saint-Point-Lac Saint-Point-Lac () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune lies southwest of Pontarlier on the west side of the Lac de Saint-Point. Population See also * Communes o ...

(25525) # Sarrageois (25534) # Septfontaines (25541) #

La Sommette La Sommette () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune lies southeast of Pierrefontaine above the gorges of Réverotte. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs ...

(25550) # Touillon-et-Loutelet (25565) #

(25578) # Val-d'Usiers (25060) # Vaux-et-Chantegrue (25592) # Vellerot-lès-Vercel (25596) #

Vennes Vennes () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also * Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of France ...

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Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs depar ...

(25601) # Vernierfontaine (25605) #

Verrières-de-Joux Verrières-de-Joux () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs departm ...

(25609) # Les Villedieu (25619) #

Ville-du-Pont Ville-du-Pont () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical g ...

(25620) # Villeneuve-d'Amont (25621) #

Villers-Chief Villers-Chief () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department of F ...

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Villers-la-Combe Villers-la-Combe () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs department ...

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Villers-le-Lac Villers-le-Lac () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Geography The commune lies in the Jura mountains on the Swiss border. Population See also *Communes of the Doubs departmen ...

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Villers-sous-Chalamont Villers-sous-Chalamont () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. Population See also *Communes of the Doubs department The following is a list of the 571 communes of the Doubs depar ...

(25627) # Vuillecin (25634)

History

The arrondissement of Pontarlier was created in 1800.Historique du Doubs
/ref> It was expanded in 2009 with the two cantons of Pierrefontaine-les-Varans and Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp from the

arrondissement of Besançon The arrondissement of Besançon is an arrondissement of France in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. It has 254 communes. Its population is 249,211 (2016), and its area is . Composition The communes of the arrondissement ...

, and the canton of Le Russey from the

arrondissement of Montbéliard The arrondissement of Montbéliard is an Arrondissements of France, arrondissement of France in the Doubs Departments of France, department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Regions of France, region. It has 168 Communes of France, communes. Its popu ...

.INSEE
Modifications territoriales As a result of the reorganisation of the

cantons of France The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the France, French Republic's Departments of France, departments and Arrondissements of France, arrondissements. Apart from their role as organizational units in relation to certain aspects ...

which came into effect in 2015, the borders of the cantons are no longer related to the borders of the arrondissements. The cantons of the arrondissement of Pontarlier were, as of January 2015:Populations légales 2012: 25 Doubs
INSEE # Levier # Montbenoît # Morteau # Mouthe # Pierrefontaine-les-Varans # Pontarlier # Le Russey # Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp

References

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