Sancey-le-Grand

Sancey-le-Grand (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃sɛ lə 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.

Sancey-le-Grand
Part of Sancey
Coat of arms
Location of Sancey-le-Grand
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Coordinates: 47°17′41″N 6°34′59″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Montbéliard
Canton	Bavans
Commune	Sancey
Area 1	23.55 km2 (9.09 sq mi)
Population  (2013)	930
• Density	39/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code	25430
Elevation	461–800 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

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

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 899 —     1800 747 −16.9% 1806 676 −9.5% 1821 933 +38.0% 1831 1,001 +7.3% 1836 1,036 +3.5% 1841 957 −7.6% 1846 960 +0.3% 1851 960 +0.0% 1856 935 −2.6% 1861 952 +1.8% 1866 945 −0.7% 1872 878 −7.1% 1876 815 −7.2% 1881 822 +0.9% 1886 852 +3.6% 1891 856 +0.5% 1896 889 +3.9%	Year Pop. ±% 1901 828 −6.9% 1906 802 −3.1% 1911 792 −1.2% 1921 669 −15.5% 1926 688 +2.8% 1931 675 −1.9% 1936 658 −2.5% 1946 665 +1.1% 1954 674 +1.4% 1962 786 +16.6% 1968 753 −4.2% 1975 839 +11.4% 1982 1,020 +21.6% 1990 1,091 +7.0% 1999 1,021 −6.4% 2004 1,058 +3.6% 2012 925 −12.6%
Source: Cassini-EHESS

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

External links

• Sancey-le-Grand on the regional Web site (in French)