Cléron

Cléron
Commune
Château de Cléron
Coat of arms
Location of Cléron
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Coordinates: 47°05′16″N 6°03′43″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Besançon
Canton	Ornans
Intercommunality	Loue-Lison
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Marie Doney[1]
Area ^1	14.56 km^2 (5.62 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	295
• Density	20/km^2 (52/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25155 /25330
Elevation	295–563 m (968–1,847 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Cléron (French pronunciation: [kleʁɔ̃]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	167	—
1968	188	+12.6%
1975	182	−3.2%
1982	235	+29.1%
1990	266	+13.2%
1999	294	+10.5%
2008	307	+4.4%
2012	317	+3.3%

Sights

• The Château de Cléron is a 14th-century castle, remodelled over the years. Its privately owned and not open to visitors, though the gardens are opened during the summer. It has been listed since 1988 as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture.[3]

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Base Mérimée: Château de Cléron, Ministère français de la Culture. (in French)