Lomont-sur-Crête

Lomont-sur-Crête (French pronunciation: [lɔmɔ̃ syʁ kʁɛt], literally Lomont on Ridge) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Lomont-sur-Crête
Commune
The church in Lomont-sur-Crête
Location of Lomont-sur-Crête
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Coordinates: 47°20′21″N 6°25′57″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Besançon
Canton	Baume-les-Dames
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Devillers[1]
Area 1	9.79 km2 (3.78 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	171
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25341 /25110
Elevation	380–562 m (1,247–1,844 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.	±%
1962	117	—
1968	118	+0.9%
1975	120	+1.7%
1982	138	+15.0%
1990	155	+12.3%
1999	155	+0.0%
2008	218	+40.6%
2012	166	−23.9%

Economy

A third of the village is involved in agriculture. It also has the only cheese factory in the canton that produces Comté, a hard cheese made from cow's milk that is similar to Gruyère.

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department