Longeville

Not to be confused with La Longeville.

Longeville
Commune
The town hall in Longeville
Location of Longeville
Longeville Location within France Longeville Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 47°01′55″N 6°13′42″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Besançon
Canton	Ornans
Intercommunality	Loue-Lison
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Pierre-André Vouillot
Area 1	9.46 km2 (3.65 sq mi)
Highest elevation	930 m (3,050 ft)
Lowest elevation	540 m (1,770 ft)
Population  (2023)	174
• Density	18.4/km2 (47.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25346 /25330
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography

Longeville is a long, narrow village, as its name implies. It is the highest commune in the canton.

The cliffs of the Capucin and Mont Belvoir at 850 m dominate the valley of the Loue River.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	195	—
1975	163	−2.53%
1982	141	−2.05%
1990	145	+0.35%
1999	134	−0.87%
2007	144	+0.90%
2012	158	+1.87%
2017	173	+1.83%
2023	174	+0.10%
Source: INSEE

Economy

Cheese production is an important industry, particularly Comté, a hard cheese made of cow's milk similar to Gruyère.

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

External links

• http://www.routedescommunes.com/departement-25-commune-319.html Longeville on the intercommunal Web site of the department] (in French)