Vellevans

Vellevans
Commune
The church and wash house in Vellevans
Location of Vellevans
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Coordinates: 47°18′41″N 6°29′58″E / 47.3114°N 6.4994°E / 47.3114; 6.4994
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Montbéliard
Canton	Bavans
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Gérard Dutrieux[1]
Area ^1	13.54 km^2 (5.23 sq mi)
Population  (2023)[2]	253
• Density	18.7/km^2 (48.4/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25597 /25430
Elevation	392–733 m (1,286–2,405 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Vellevans (French pronunciation: [vɛlvɑ̃]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	259	—
1968	264	+1.9%
1975	227	−14.0%
1982	222	−2.2%
1990	207	−6.8%
1999	218	+5.3%
2008	192	−11.9%
2012	192	+0.0%

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.