Métabief

Métabief
Commune
The church in Métabief
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Coordinates: 46°46′27″N 6°21′09″E / 46.7742°N 6.3525°E / 46.7742; 6.3525Coordinates: 46°46′27″N 6°21′09″E / 46.7742°N 6.3525°E / 46.7742; 6.3525
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Pontarlier
Canton	Frasne
Government
• Mayor (2008–2014)	Gérard Deque
Area 1	5.76 km2 (2.22 sq mi)
Population  (Jan. 2018)[1]	1,268
• Density	220/km2 (570/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25380 /25370
Elevation	923–1,419 m (3,028–4,656 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Geography[]

The commune lies 14 km (8.7 mi) northeast of Mouthe close to the Swiss border near Jougne.

Population[]

Tourism[]

Métabief is known for its winter sports, but it is also a center for tourism in the summer with hiking, mountain biking, hang gliding, mountain climbing, and spelunking. It is one of the six communes that operate the ski resort.

Gallery[]

The Morond, seen from Les Hôpitaux-Neufs

The church

See also[]

• Communes of the Doubs department

References[]

External links[]

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Métabief.

• Métabief on the intercommunal Web site of the department (in French)

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