Marchaux | |
|---|---|
Part of Marchaux-Chaudefontaine | |
![]() Location of Marchaux | |
| Coordinates: 47°19′27″N 6°08′01″E / 47.3242°N 6.1336°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Besançon |
| Canton | Besançon-4 |
| Commune | Marchaux-Chaudefontaine |
Area 1 | 10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi) |
| Highest elevation | 530 m (1,740 ft) |
| Lowest elevation | 279 m (915 ft) |
| Population (2015) | 1,235 |
| • Density | 122.8/km2 (318.0/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| Postal code | 25640 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Marchaux (French pronunciation: [maʁʃo]) is a former commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the new commune of Marchaux-Chaudefontaine.
Marchaux lies 10 km (6.2 mi) from Besançon at the edge of the forest of Chailluz.
It is 2 km (1.2 mi) from the exit from the A36 freeway.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 305 | — |
| 1968 | 379 | +3.69% |
| 1975 | 556 | +5.63% |
| 1982 | 688 | +3.09% |
| 1990 | 806 | +2.00% |
| 1999 | 937 | +1.69% |
| 2006 | 1,030 | +1.36% |
| 2015 | 1,235 | +2.04% |
| Source: EHESS and INSEE | ||