Métabief

Métabief
Métabief

Coordinates: 46°46′27″N 6°21′09″E / 46.7742°N 6.3525°E / 46.7742; 6.3525Coordinates: 46°46′27″N 6°21′09″E / 46.7742°N 6.3525°E / 46.7742; 6.3525
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Pontarlier
Canton Mouthe
Intercommunality Mont d'Or et des Deux Lacs
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Gérard Deque
Area1 5.76 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 1,089
  Density 190/km2 (490/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 25380 / 25370
Elevation 923–1,419 m (3,028–4,656 ft)

1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Métabief is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Geography

The commune lies 14 km (8.7 mi) northeast of Mouthe close to the Swiss border near Jougne.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962123    
1968165+34.1%
1975197+19.4%
1982250+26.9%
1990504+101.6%
1999691+37.1%
2008954+38.1%
20121,089+14.2%

Tourism

Métabief is known for its winter sports, but it is also a center for tourism in the summer with hiking, mountain biking, hang gliding, mountain climbing, and spelunking. It is one of the six communes that operate the Métabief-Mont-d'Or ski resort.

The Morond, seen from Les Hôpitaux-Neufs
The church

See also

References

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