Arguel, Doubs

Arguel
Part of Fontain
A general view of Arguel
Location of Arguel
Arguel Show map of France Arguel Show map of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 47°11′54″N 6°00′09″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Besançon
Canton	Besançon-6
Commune	Fontain
Area ^1	4.98 km^2 (1.92 sq mi)
Population  (2016)[1]	273
• Density	55/km^2 (140/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	25720
Elevation	300–507 m (984–1,663 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arguel (French pronunciation: [aʁɡɥɛl]) is a former commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. On 1 January 2019, it was merged into the commune Fontain.[2]

On a nearby cliff, the Arguel inscription was found here.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	78	—
1968	109	+39.7%
1975	175	+60.6%
1982	235	+34.3%
1990	240	+2.1%
1999	218	−9.2%
2012	259	+18.8%
2015	274	+5.8%

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

1. Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2016, INSEE
2. Arrêté préfectoral 11 December 2018 (in French)