Pontarlier | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
Coordinates: 46°54′24″N 6°21′20″E / 46.9067°N 6.3556°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Doubs |
Arrondissement | Pontarlier |
Canton | Pontarlier |
Intercommunality | Grand Pontarlier |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Patrick Genre[1] |
Area 1 | 41.35 km2 (15.97 sq mi) |
Population (2021)[2] | 17,849 |
• Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 25462 /25300 |
Elevation | 811–1,320 m (2,661–4,331 ft) (avg. 837 m or 2,746 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Pontarlier (French: [pɔ̃.taʁ.lje] ; Latin: Ariolica) is a commune and one of the two sub-prefectures of the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France near the Swiss border.