Frasne

For other uses, see Frasne (disambiguation).

Frasne
Commune
Post office
Coat of arms
Location of Frasne
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Coordinates: 46°51′23″N 6°09′37″E / 46.8564°N 6.1603°E / 46.8564; 6.1603
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Pontarlier
Canton	Frasne
Intercommunality	Plateau de Frasne et Val du Drugeon
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Philippe Alpy[1]
Area ^1	32.87 km^2 (12.69 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	1,975
• Density	60.09/km^2 (155.6/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25259 /25560
Elevation	810–882 m (2,657–2,894 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Frasne (French pronunciation: [fʁan]; Arpitan: Fraînou) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

The local railway station, Gare de Frasne, was opened on 10 June 1855.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	1,367	—
1968	1,353	−1.0%
1975	1,430	+5.7%
1982	1,355	−5.2%
1990	1,519	+12.1%
1999	1,624	+6.9%
2008	1,789	+10.2%
2012	1,876	+4.9%

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
2. "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.

External links

• Website of the village www.frasne.net (in French)