Puessans

Puessans
Commune
A general view of Puessans
Location of Puessans
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Coordinates: 47°25′50″N 6°19′26″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Besançon
Canton	Baume-les-Dames
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean Pierre Vaillet[1]
Area ^1	3.59 km^2 (1.39 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	33
• Density	9.2/km^2 (24/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25472 /25680
Elevation	272–424 m (892–1,391 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Puessans lies 8 km (5.0 mi) south of Rougemont. It nestles at the foot of a hill in the Val-Mont-Martin.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	30	—
1968	43	+43.3%
1975	41	−4.7%
1982	43	+4.9%
1990	42	−2.3%
1999	42	+0.0%
2004	43	+2.4%
2008	44	+2.3%
2012	40	−9.1%

Economy

Puessans has remained primarily agricultural.^[citation needed]

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. (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024 https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/8288323?geo=COM-25472. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• Puessans on the intercommunal Web site of the department (in French)