Roche-lez-Beaupré

Roche-lez-Beaupré
Commune
Roche-lez-Beaupré and the weir on the Doubs river
Location of Roche-lez-Beaupré
Roche-lez-Beaupré Roche-lez-Beaupré
Coordinates: 47°16′37″N 6°06′54″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Besançon
Canton	Besançon-5
Intercommunality	Grand Besançon Métropole
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jacques Krieger
Area 1	5.63 km2 (2.17 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2019)	2,157
• Density	380/km2 (990/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25495 /25220
Elevation	242–339 m (794–1,112 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Roche-lez-Beaupré (French pronunciation: ​[ʁɔʃ lɛ bopʁe]) is a commune in the Doubs department. It is in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Geography

The commune is 9 km (5.6 mi) northeast of Besançon. It is on the shore of the Doubs river.

History

The commune was called Roche until 1934.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,091	—
1968	1,170	+7.2%
1975	1,372	+17.3%
1982	1,586	+15.6%
1990	1,663	+4.9%
1999	2,062	+24.0%
2008	2,070	+0.4%
2012	2,024	−2.2%

Transportation

The commune has transportation by railroad, the national highway 83, and the Doubs River.

Related pages

• Communes of the Doubs department

Other websites

• Official website (in French)
• Roche-lez-Beaupré on the regional Web site (in French)