Doucier | |
|---|---|
| The church in Doucier | |
| Coordinates: 46°39′20″N5°46′47″E / 46.6556°N 5.7797°E | |
| 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 (2022) [2] | 281 |
| • Density | 22/km2 (58/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] ) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France. [3]
| 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] | ||
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]