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Arrondissement of Pontarlier
Location of Pontarlier in Doubs
Location of Pontarlier in Doubs
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Communes 149
Subprefecture Pontarlier
INSEE code 253
Area
 • Total 2,034.7 km2 (785.6 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
 • Total 109,841
 • Density 53.9839/km2 (139.818/sq mi)

The arrondissement of Pontarlier is an arrondissement of France. It is part of the Doubs département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. Its capital, and subprefecture of the department, is the city of Pontarlier.

History

When the arrondissements of Doubs were created in 1800, Pontarlier was one of them in the Doubs department.

Geography

The arrondissement of Pontarlier is in the most southern of the arrondissements of the Doubs department; it is the largest with an area of 2,034.7 km2 (786 sq mi). It has a population of 109,841 inhabitants, the arrondissement of the department with fewest inhabitants, and a population density of 54.0 inhabitants/km².

The arrondissement of Pontarlier is bordered to the north by the arrondissement Montbéliard, to the east and south by Switzerland, to the southeast by the Jura department and to the west by the arrondissement Besançon.

Composition

Cantons

After the reorganisation of the cantons in France, cantons are not subdivisions of the arrondissements so they could have communes that belong to different arrondissements.

In the arrondissement of Pontarlier, there are only two cantons where not all their "communes" are in the arrondissement: Ornans and Valdahon. The following table shows the distribution of the "communes" in the cantons and arrondissements:

Cantons and communes in the arrondissement of Pontarlier
INSEE
Code
Canton Arrondissements Total
Besançon Montbéliard Pontarlier
2511 Frasne 46 + part of Levier 46 + part of Levier
2514 Morteau 25 25
2515 Ornans 41 21 + parts of Étalans and Levier 62 + parts of Étalans and Levier
2516 Pontarlier 10 10
2518 Valdahon 2 10 45+ part of Étalans 57 + part of Étalans

Communes

The arrondissement of Pontarlier has 149 communes; they are (with their INSEE codes):

  1. Adam-lès-Vercel (25007)
  2. Les Alliés (25012)
  3. Arçon (25024)
  4. Arc-sous-Cicon (25025)
  5. Arc-sous-Montenot (25026)
  6. Aubonne (25029)
  7. Avoudrey (25039)
  8. Bannans (25041)
  9. Le Barboux (25042)
  10. Le Bélieu (25050)
  11. Belmont (25052)
  12. Bians-les-Usiers (25060)
  13. Le Bizot (25062)
  14. Bonnétage (25074)
  15. Bonnevaux (25075)
  16. La Bosse (25077)
  17. Boujailles (25079)
  18. Bouverans (25085)
  19. Bremondans (25089)
  20. Bretonvillers (25095)
  21. Brey-et-Maison-du-Bois (25096)
  22. Bugny (25099)
  23. Bulle (25100)
  24. Chaffois (25110)
  25. Chamesey (25113)
  26. Chapelle-des-Bois (25121)
  27. Chapelle-d'Huin (25122)
  28. Châtelblanc (25131)
  29. La Chaux (25139)
  30. Chaux-lès-Passavant (25141)
  31. Chaux-Neuve (25142)
  32. La Chenalotte (25148)
  33. Chevigney-lès-Vercel (25151)
  34. La Cluse-et-Mijoux (25157)
  35. Les Combes (25160)
  36. Consolation-Maisonnettes (25161)
  37. Courtetain-et-Salans (25175)
  38. Courvières (25176)
  39. Le Crouzet (25179)
  40. Dommartin (25201)
  41. Dompierre-les-Tilleuls (25202)
  42. Domprel (25203)
  43. Doubs (25204)
  44. Épenouse (25218)
  45. Épenoy (25219)
  46. Étalans (25222)
  47. Étray (25227)
  48. Évillers (25229)
  49. Eysson (25231)
  50. Fallerans (25233)
  51. Les Fins (25240)
  52. Flangebouche (25243)
  53. Les Fontenelles (25248)
  54. Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve (25252)
  55. Les Fourgs (25254)
  56. Fournets-Luisans (25288)
  57. Frasne (25259)
  58. Fuans (25262)
  59. Gellin (25263)
  60. Germéfontaine (25268)
  61. Gilley (25271)
  62. Goux-les-Usiers (25282)
  63. Grand'Combe-Châteleu (25285)
  64. Grand'Combe-des-Bois (25286)
  65. Grandfontaine-sur-Creuse (25289)
  66. Granges-Narboz (25293)
  67. Les Grangettes (25295)
  68. Les Gras (25296)
  69. Guyans-Vennes (25301)
  70. Hauterive-la-Fresse (25303)
  71. Les Hôpitaux-Neufs (25307)
  72. Les Hôpitaux-Vieux (25308)
  73. Houtaud (25309)
  74. Jougne (25318)
  75. Labergement-Sainte-Marie (25320)
  76. Landresse (25325)
  77. Laval-le-Prieuré (25329)
  78. Laviron (25333)
  79. Levier (25334)
  80. Longechaux (25342)
  81. Longemaison (25343)
  82. Longevelle-lès-Russey (25344)
  83. La Longeville (25347)
  84. Longevilles-Mont-d'Or (25348)
  85. Loray (25349)
  86. Le Luhier (25351)
  87. Magny-Châtelard (25355)
  88. Maisons-du-Bois-Lièvremont (25357)
  89. Malbuisson (25361)
  90. Malpas (25362)
  91. Le Mémont (25373)
  92. Métabief (25380)
  93. Montbéliardot (25389)
  94. Montbenoît (25390)
  95. Mont-de-Laval (25391)
  96. Montflovin (25398)
  97. Montlebon (25403)
  98. Montperreux (25405)
  99. Morteau (25411)
  100. Mouthe (25413)
  101. Narbief (25421)
  102. Noël-Cerneux (25425)
  103. Orchamps-Vennes (25432)
  104. Orsans (25435)
  105. Ouhans (25440)
  106. Ouvans (25441)
  107. Oye-et-Pallet (25442)
  108. Passonfontaine (25447)
  109. Petite-Chaux (25451)
  110. Pierrefontaine-les-Varans (25453)
  111. Plaimbois-du-Miroir (25456)
  112. Plaimbois-Vennes (25457)
  113. La Planée (25459)
  114. Pontarlier (25462)
  115. Les Pontets (25464)
  116. Les Premiers-Sapins (25424)
  117. Reculfoz (25483)
  118. Remoray-Boujeons (25486)
  119. Renédale (25487)
  120. La Rivière-Drugeon (25493)
  121. Rochejean (25494)
  122. Rondefontaine (25501)
  123. Rosureux (25504)
  124. Le Russey (25512)
  125. Saint-Antoine (25514)
  126. Sainte-Colombe (25515)
  127. Saint-Gorgon-Main (25517)
  128. Saint-Julien-lès-Russey (25522)
  129. Saint-Point-Lac (25525)
  130. Sarrageois (25534)
  131. Septfontaines (25541)
  132. Sombacour (25549)
  133. La Sommette (25550)
  134. Touillon-et-Loutelet (25565)
  135. Valdahon (25578)
  136. Vaux-et-Chantegrue (25592)
  137. Vellerot-lès-Vercel (25596)
  138. Vennes (25600)
  139. Vercel-Villedieu-le-Camp (25601)
  140. Vernierfontaine (25605)
  141. Verrières-de-Joux (25609)
  142. Les Villedieu (25619)
  143. Ville-du-Pont (25620)
  144. Villeneuve-d'Amont (25621)
  145. Villers-Chief (25623)
  146. Villers-la-Combe (25625)
  147. Villers-le-Lac (25321)
  148. Villers-sous-Chalamont (25627)
  149. Vuillecin (25634)

The communes in the arrondissement with more inhabitants are:

INSEE
code
Commune Population
(2014)
Canton Intercommunality
25462 Pontarlier 17,413 Pontarlier Le Grand Pontarlier
25411 Morteau 6,827 Morteau Le Val de Morteau
25578 Valdahon 5,344 Valdahon Le Pays de Pierrefontaine - Vercel
25321 Villers-le-Lac 4,750 Morteau Le Val de Morteau
25240 Les Fins 3,035 Morteau Le Val de Morteau
25204 Doubs 2,808 Pontarlier Le Grand Pontarlier
25512 Le Russey 2,256 Morteau Le Plateau de Russey
25432 Orchamps-Vennes 2,047 Valdahon Le Pays de Pierrefontaine - Vercel
25334 Levier 2,035 Frasne and Ornans Altitude 800
25403 Montlebon 2,010 Morteau Le Val de Morteau

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