Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans

(2020–2026) Denis Arnoux^[1]Area

13.58 km² (5.24 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

4,030 • Density300/km² (770/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

25463 /25150

Elevation344–817 m (1,129–2,680 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans (French pronunciation: [pɔ̃ də ʁwad vɛʁmɔ̃dɑ̃]; before 2014: Pont-de-Roide)^[3] is a commune in the Doubs département in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Geography

The town is at the heart of the Pays de Lomont, 17 km (11 mi) from Montbéliard at the confluence of the rivers Doubs, Ranceuse, and Roide; it is therefore located at the crossroad of different valleys. On the east end of the town are high cliffs known as les Roches, leading to a plateau near the Franco-Swiss border.

History

In 1973, the adjacent village of Vermondans joined the commune of Pont-de-Roide. In 2013 the fusion was made official by the creation of a new commune: Pont-de-Roide - Vermondans.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	5,261	—
1975	5,342	+0.22%
1982	4,958	−1.06%
1990	4,983	+0.06%
1999	4,781	−0.46%
2007	4,619	−0.43%
2012	4,309	−1.38%
2017	4,185	−0.58%
Source: INSEE^[4]

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.
^ Décret n° 2014-1447 3 December 2014 (in French)
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE