Doucier

Doucier (French pronunciation: [dusje]) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.^[3]

Doucier
Commune
The church in Doucier
Coat of arms
Location of Doucier
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Coordinates: 46°39′20″N 5°46′47″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.

Population

Historical population

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]

World Heritage Site

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]

See also

• Communes of the Jura department