Fesches-le-Châtel

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Fesches-le-Châtel

(2020–2026) Charles Demouge^[1]Area

3.46 km² (1.34 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

2,164 • Density630/km² (1,600/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

25237 /25490

Elevation322–403 m (1,056–1,322 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Fesches-le-Châtel (French pronunciation: [fɛːʃ lə ʃɑtɛl]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	2,346	—
1975	2,288	−0.36%
1982	2,263	−0.16%
1990	2,118	−0.82%
1999	2,167	+0.25%
2007	2,235	+0.39%
2012	2,261	+0.23%
2017	2,189	−0.65%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE