Doucier

Doucier
Commune
The church in Doucier
Coat of arms
Location of Doucier
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Coordinates: 46°39′20″N5°46′47″E / 46.6556°N 5.7797°E / 46.6556; 5.7797
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Lons-le-Saunier
Canton	Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nathalie Roux [1]
Area 1	12.52 km2 (4.83 sq mi)
Population  (2023) [2]	285
• Density	22.8/km2 (59.0/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39201 /39130
Elevation	447–635 m (1,467–2,083 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Doucier (French pronunciation: [dusje] ; Arpitan: Duci) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. ^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	224	—
1975	192	−2.18%
1982	202	+0.73%
1990	231	+1.69%
1999	270	+1.75%
2009	296	+0.92%
2014	300	+0.27%
2020	280	−1.14%
Source: INSEE [4]

World Heritage Site

The western shore of Lac de Chalain is home to one or more prehistoric pile-dwelling (or stilt house) settlements that are part of the Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps UNESCO World Heritage Site. ^[5]

See also

• Communes of the Jura department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
5. UNESCO World Heritage Site - Prehistoric Pile dwellings around the Alps