Romain (French pronunciation: [ʁɔmɛ̃] ; also Romain-la-Roche) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Romain | |
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![]() A general view of Romain | |
Coordinates: 47°26′37″N 6°22′30″E / 47.4436°N 6.375°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Doubs |
Arrondissement | Besançon |
Canton | Baume-les-Dames |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Sylvain Dubois[1] |
Area 1 | 4.85 km2 (1.87 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 122 |
• Density | 25/km2 (65/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 25499 /25680 |
Elevation | 294–458 m (965–1,503 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Geography
editRomain lies 6 km (3.7 mi) south of Rougemont on a plateau near the valley of the Doubs and the Ognon.
The Crotot cave has large galleries and stalactites.
History
editThe commune was known as Romain-la-Roche until 1918.
Population
editYear | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 74 | — |
1968 | 75 | +1.4% |
1975 | 59 | −21.3% |
1982 | 69 | +16.9% |
1990 | 93 | +34.8% |
1999 | 99 | +6.5% |
2008 | 102 | +3.0% |
2012 | 115 | +12.7% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
External links
editWikimedia Commons has media related to Romain (Doubs).
- Romain on the regional Web site (in French)