Sancey-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃sɛ ɡʁɑ̃]) is a former commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. On 1 January 2016, it was merged with Sancey-le-Long into the new commune Sancey.[2]

Sancey-le-Grand
Part of Sancey
Coat of arms of Sancey-le-Grand
Location of Sancey-le-Grand
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Sancey-le-Grand is located in France
Sancey-le-Grand
Sancey-le-Grand
Sancey-le-Grand is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Sancey-le-Grand
Sancey-le-Grand
Coordinates: 47°17′41″N 6°34′59″E / 47.2947°N 6.5831°E / 47.2947; 6.5831
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
ArrondissementMontbéliard
CantonBavans
CommuneSancey
Area
1
23.55 km2 (9.09 sq mi)
Population
 (2013)[1]
930
 • Density39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
25430
Elevation461–800 m (1,512–2,625 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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The commune lies on the first plateau of the river Doubs 55 km (34 mi) northeast of Besançon and 45 km (28 mi) southeast of Montbéliard.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793899—    
1800747−16.9%
1806676−9.5%
1821933+38.0%
18311,001+7.3%
18361,036+3.5%
1841957−7.6%
1846960+0.3%
1851960+0.0%
1856935−2.6%
1861952+1.8%
1866945−0.7%
1872878−7.1%
1876815−7.2%
1881822+0.9%
1886852+3.6%
1891856+0.5%
1896889+3.9%
YearPop.±%
1901828−6.9%
1906802−3.1%
1911792−1.2%
1921669−15.5%
1926688+2.8%
1931675−1.9%
1936658−2.5%
1946665+1.1%
1954674+1.4%
1962786+16.6%
1968753−4.2%
1975839+11.4%
19821,020+21.6%
19901,091+7.0%
19991,021−6.4%
20041,058+3.6%
2012925−12.6%
Source: Cassini-EHESS[3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Populations légales 2013: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble, INSEE
  2. ^ Arrêté préfectoral 23 September 2015 (in French)
  3. ^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Sancey-le-Grand, EHESS (in French).
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