Saône, Doubs

Saône
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Saône
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Coordinates: 47°13′32″N 6°07′07″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Besançon
Canton	Besançon-5
Intercommunality	Grand Besançon Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Benoit Vuillemin[1]
Area ^1	20.55 km^2 (7.93 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	3,148
• Density	150/km^2 (400/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25532 /25660
Elevation	370–495 m (1,214–1,624 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

The commune lies 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Besançon.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,341	—
1975	1,943	+5.44%
1982	2,200	+1.79%
1990	2,412	+1.16%
1999	2,728	+1.38%
2007	3,154	+1.83%
2012	3,301	+0.92%
2017	3,375	+0.44%
Source: INSEE[3]

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE

External links

• Saône on the regional Web site (in French)
• Official website (in French)