Vandoncourt
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Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region
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| Coordinates: 47°28′04″N 6°54′07″E / 47.4678°N 6.9019°ECoordinates: 47°28′04″N 6°54′07″E / 47.4678°N 6.9019°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Montbéliard | |
| Canton | Hérimoncourt | |
| Intercommunality | Pays de Montbéliard | |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Patrice Vernier | |
| Area1 | 8.57 km2 (3.31 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 841 | |
| • Density | 98/km2 (250/sq mi) | |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) | |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25586 /25230 | |
| Elevation | 370–611 m (1,214–2,005 ft) | |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Vandoncourt is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Vandoncourt lies 4.5 km (2.8 mi) southeast of Hérimoncourt and 7 km (4.3 mi) from the Swiss border. It occupies a transitional position between the Vosges Mountains and Alsace to the north and the Jura mountains on the south, Switzerland on the east and the plain of the Saône River on the west.
It is perched on a high plateau, which dominates the region.
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