Gémonval

Gémonval
Commune
A general view of Gémonval
Location of Gémonval
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Coordinates: 47°31′59″N 6°35′21″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Montbéliard
Canton	Bavans
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Fabrice Vrillacq[1]
Area ^1	3.39 km^2 (1.31 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	82
• Density	24/km^2 (63/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25264 /25250
Elevation	305–513 m (1,001–1,683 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Coal mines were operated in the village between 1826 and 1944.

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  Mine shaft of Elisabeth.
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  Mine shaft de la Houillère.
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  Mine shaft des Essarts.
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  Plinth of steam machine in mine shaft des Essarts.

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  A sectional view of the mine-schaft #3.
  ht : "houille tendre" (coal),
  hg (gray) : "houille gypseuse" (coal).

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	76	—
1968	92	+21.1%
1975	75	−18.5%
1982	86	+14.7%
1990	100	+16.3%
1999	75	−25.0%
2008	88	+17.3%
2012	77	−12.5%

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department
• Gémonval coal mines

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.