Saône, Doubs

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Saône

(2020–2026) Benoit Vuillemin^[1]Area

20.55 km² (7.93 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

3,148 • Density150/km² (400/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

25532 /25660

Elevation370–495 m (1,214–1,624 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saône (French pronunciation: [son]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Geography

The commune lies 10 km (6.2 mi) south of Besançon.

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	1,341	—
1975	1,943	+5.44%
1982	2,200	+1.79%
1990	2,412	+1.16%
1999	2,728	+1.38%
2007	3,154	+1.83%
2012	3,301	+0.92%
2017	3,375	+0.44%
Source: INSEE^[3]

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE