Marchaux (French pronunciation: [maʁʃo]) is a former commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. On 1 January 2018, it was merged into the new commune of Marchaux-Chaudefontaine.[2]

Marchaux
Location of Marchaux
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Marchaux is located in France
Marchaux
Marchaux
Marchaux is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Marchaux
Marchaux
Coordinates: 47°19′27″N 6°08′01″E / 47.3242°N 6.1336°E / 47.3242; 6.1336
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
ArrondissementBesançon
CantonBesançon-4
CommuneMarchaux-Chaudefontaine
Area
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10.06 km2 (3.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2015)[1]
1,235
 • Density120/km2 (320/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
25640
Elevation279–530 m (915–1,739 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

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Marchaux lies 10 km (6.2 mi) from Besançon at the edge of the forest of Chailluz.

It is 2 km (1.2 mi) from the exit from the A36 freeway.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1962305—    
1968379+24.3%
1975556+46.7%
1982688+23.7%
1990806+17.2%
1999937+16.3%
20081,030+9.9%
20121,193+15.8%

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