Cléron

Cléron
Château de Cléron Château de Cléron
Coat of arms of Cléron Coat of arms
Cléron
Location within Franche-Comté region Cléron
Coordinates:
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Besançon
Canton	Amancey
Intercommunality	Canton of Amancey-Loue-Lison
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Chantal Guet-Guillaume
Area1	14.56 km2 (5.62 sq mi)
Population (2012)2	317
• Density	22/km2 (56/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code	25155 / 25330
Elevation	295–563 m (968–1,847 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Cléron is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±%
1962	167	—
1968	188	+12.6%
1975	182	−3.2%
1982	235	+29.1%
1990	266	+13.2%
1999	294	+10.5%
2008	307	+4.4%
2012	317	+3.3%

Sights

• The Château de Cléron is a 14th-century castle, remodelled over the years. Its privately owned and not open to visitors, though the gardens are opened during the summer. It has been listed since 1988 as a historic site by the French Ministry of Culture.

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

• INSEE