Arc-et-Senans

Arc-et-Senans
Royal Saltworks
Royal Saltworks
Coat of arms of Arc-et-Senans
Location of Arc-et-Senans
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Arc-et-Senans is located in France
Arc-et-Senans
Arc-et-Senans
Arc-et-Senans is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Arc-et-Senans
Arc-et-Senans
Coordinates: 47°01′59″N 5°46′45″E / 47.0331°N 5.7792°E / 47.0331; 5.7792
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
ArrondissementBesançon
CantonSaint-Vit
IntercommunalityLoue-Lison
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Jacques Maurice[1]
Area
1
14.98 km2 (5.78 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,619
 • Density110/km2 (280/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
25610 /39210
Elevation226–292 m (741–958 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Arc-et-Senans (French pronunciation: [aʁk e sənɑ̃]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.

The Royal Saltworks, a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1982, is located here.[3]

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ "From the Great Saltworks of Salins-les-Bains to the Royal Saltworks of Arc-et-Senans, the Production of Open-pan Salt". UNESCO World Heritage Centre. United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization. Retrieved 11 October 2021.