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Pontarlier
Sign in to savePontarlier (; Latin: Ariolica; Arpitan: Pontarliér) is a commune and one of the two subprefectures of the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
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Pontarlier is a commune in France, situated within the Doubs department and the arrondissement of Pontarlier. It serves as the capital of both the arrondissement and the canton of Pontarlier. The town is located next to the Doubs river and shares borders with La Cluse-et-Mijoux, Les Alliés, Arçon, and Dommartin. Its postal code is 25300.
The area of Pontarlier is 41.35 square kilometers. Population figures vary by source, with one listing 18,778 residents and another citing 20,313. The male population is recorded as 8,327, while the female population is 8,870. Elevation data also differs, with one source indicating 1,320 meters and another 834 meters above sea level. The town is twinned with Villingen-Schwenningen, Yverdon-les-Bains, and Zarautz.
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Place details
- Locality
- Pontarlier
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 20,313
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
via OpenStreetMap · GeoNames
Key facts
- French commune.name
- Pontarlier
- French commune.commune status
- Subprefecture and commune
- French commune.image
- Pontarlier, l'église Saint-Bénigne et le Palais de Justice.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Saint-Bénigne Church and the Palace of Justice
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason ville fr Pontarlier.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Pontarlier
- French commune.canton
- Pontarlier
- French commune.INSEE
- 25462
- French commune.postal code
- 25300
- French commune.mayor
- Patrick Genre (DVD)
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- CC du Grand Pontarlier
- French commune.demonym
- Pontissaliens
- French commune.elevation m
- 837
- French commune.elevation min m
- 811
- French commune.elevation max m
- 1320
- French commune.area km2
- 41.35
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
Ville de Pontarlier - Haut-doubs - Franche-comte
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Pontarlier
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Pontarlier
- Population
- 18067
- Area
- 41.35
- Elevation
- 975
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Doubs
- Shares border with
- Verrières-de-Joux
- Official website
- www.ville-pontarlier.fr
- Image
- Pontarlier, l'église Saint-Bénigne et le Palais de Justice.jpg
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- twinned administrative body
- Zarautz
- Commons category
- Pontarlier
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Pontarlier
- postal code
- 25300
- topic's main category
- Category:Pontarlier
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Pontarlier
- described by source
- New International Encyclopedia
- associated electoral district
- canton of Pontarlier
- male population
- 8327
- female population
- 8870
- P8168
- Atsubetsu Station
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-81-38-81-38
- fax number
- +33-3-81-39-56-64
- Commons gallery
- Pontarlier
- number of viewers/listeners
- 290416
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Encyclopedic overview
10 sectionsContents
- History
- Population
- Transportation
- Notable people
- Sights
- International relations
- Climate
- See also
- References
- External links
Pontarlier (; Latin: Ariolica; Arpitan: Pontarliér) is a commune and one of the two subprefectures of the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Nestled in the heart of the Jura Mountains near the Swiss border, the town lies along the Doubs River and occupies the Arlier plain at approximately 830–837 m elevation. It is overshadowed by the Grand Taureau peak, which reaches 1,323 m.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Pontarlier” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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