Ruffey-le-Château

Ruffey-le-Château (French pronunciation: [ʁyfɛ l(ə) ʃɑto]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Ruffey-le-Château
Commune
The chateau on the bank of the Ognon river, in Ruffey-le-Château
Location of Ruffey-le-Château
Ruffey-le-Château Show map of France Ruffey-le-Château Show map of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 47°17′18″N 5°47′57″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Besançon
Canton	Saint-Vit
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Patricia Coquard[1]
Area 1	7.25 km2 (2.80 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	366
• Density	50.5/km2 (131/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25510 /25170
Elevation	200–239 m (656–784 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The commune lies 20 km (12 mi) west of Besançon on the banks of the Ognon.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	50	—
1968	84	+68.0%
1975	131	+56.0%
1982	163	+24.4%
1990	234	+43.6%
1999	275	+17.5%
2008	306	+11.3%
2012	324	+5.9%

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department