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The highest towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Q: What is the highest town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté?

Bellecombe (Jura) is the highest town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: its town hall stands at 1,262 m above sea level.

Bellecombe (Jura) is the highest town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: its town hall stands at 1,262 m above sea level. Next come Lajoux (Jura, 1,178 m) and La Pesse (Jura, 1,162 m).

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Bellecombe, 1^stThe next 19

The podium

This ranking covers all 3,685 towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. The table is split into pages of 100 towns. At the other end of the ranking, Saint-Denis-lès-Sens (Yonne) comes last with 64 m.

In France, a commune is the smallest unit of local government, from large cities to tiny villages. Paris, Lyon and Marseille are ranked as whole communes: their arrondissements (districts) have no rank of their own.

The ranking: highest towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

Rank	Town	Department	Town hall elevation (m)	Population
1	Bellecombe	Jura (39)	1,262	76
2	Lajoux	Jura (39)	1,178	299
3	La Pesse	Jura (39)	1,162	344
4	Les Moussières	Jura (39)	1,157	179
5	Lamoura	Jura (39)	1,154	685
6	Prémanon	Jura (39)	1,121	1,311
7	Les Rousses	Jura (39)	1,111	3,818
8	Les Fourgs	Doubs (25)	1,083	1,472
9	Chapelle-des-Bois	Doubs (25)	1,080	274
10	Bois-d'Amont	Jura (39)	1,065	1,784
11	Les Hôpitaux-Vieux	Doubs (25)	1,039	476
12	La Bosse	Doubs (25)	1,038	92
13	Le Crouzet	Doubs (25)	1,030	55
14	Bellefontaine	Jura (39)	1,030	507
15	Rondefontaine	Doubs (25)	1,029	40
16	Châtelblanc	Doubs (25)	1,019	123
17	Reculfoz	Doubs (25)	1,014	47
18	Les Pontets	Doubs (25)	1,007	143
19	Touillon-et-Loutelet	Doubs (25)	1,002	270
20	Le Mémont	Doubs (25)	1,002	48
21	Les Hôpitaux-Neufs	Doubs (25)	999	988
22	Grand'Combe-des-Bois	Doubs (25)	995	135
23	Chaux-Neuve	Doubs (25)	993	344
24	Le Bélieu	Doubs (25)	991	524
25	Montperreux	Doubs (25)	988	981
26	Les Alliés	Doubs (25)	986	174
27	Petite-Chaux	Doubs (25)	983	179
28	Cerniébaud	Jura (39)	981	94
29	Fourcatier-et-Maison-Neuve	Doubs (25)	967	133
30	Jougne	Doubs (25)	965	1,971
31	Métabief	Doubs (25)	964	1,410
32	Saint-Antoine	Doubs (25)	960	316
33	La Planée	Doubs (25)	954	347
34	Fraroz	Jura (39)	953	60
35	Les Bouchoux	Jura (39)	952	324
36	Le Bizot	Doubs (25)	951	315
37	Sarrageois	Doubs (25)	948	204
38	Fournet-Blancheroche	Doubs (25)	946	367
39	Noël-Cerneux	Doubs (25)	940	468
40	Le Barboux	Doubs (25)	938	258
41	Les Villedieu	Doubs (25)	937	237
42	Lac-des-Rouges-Truites	Jura (39)	936	406
43	La Chenalotte	Doubs (25)	936	563
44	Mouthe	Doubs (25)	935	1,071
45	Bief-des-Maisons	Jura (39)	934	79
46	Les Chalesmes	Jura (39)	934	81
47	Gellin	Doubs (25)	929	269
48	Septmoncel les Molunes	Jura (39)	929	837
49	Urtière	Doubs (25)	929	16
50	Malpas	Doubs (25)	924	312
51	Arsure-Arsurette	Jura (39)	922	105
52	Longevilles-Mont-d'Or	Doubs (25)	920	633
53	Rochejean	Doubs (25)	918	782
54	Verrières-de-Joux	Doubs (25)	918	473
55	Les Combes	Doubs (25)	913	798
56	Brey-et-Maison-du-Bois	Doubs (25)	910	190
57	Fournets-Luisans	Doubs (25)	910	764
58	Remoray-Boujeons	Doubs (25)	909	477
59	Les Fontenelles	Doubs (25)	908	649
60	Saint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux	Jura (39)	907	1,858
61	Les Écorces	Doubs (25)	897	799
62	Longchaumois	Jura (39)	894	1,170
63	Grande-Rivière Château	Jura (39)	889	661
64	Les Grangettes	Doubs (25)	887	339
65	Narbief	Doubs (25)	885	109
66	La Chaux-du-Dombief	Jura (39)	884	589
67	Fort-du-Plasne	Jura (39)	882	492
68	Malbuisson	Doubs (25)	881	944
69	Gilley	Doubs (25)	880	1,879
70	La Latette	Jura (39)	879	78
71	Saint-Pierre	Jura (39)	879	405
72	Labergement-Sainte-Marie	Doubs (25)	877	1,306
73	Nanchez	Jura (39)	877	805
74	La Chaux	Doubs (25)	876	625
75	Belfays	Doubs (25)	875	134
76	Oye-et-Pallet	Doubs (25)	875	735
77	La Cluse-et-Mijoux	Doubs (25)	874	1,338
78	Le Russey	Doubs (25)	872	2,638
79	Vaux-et-Chantegrue	Doubs (25)	872	703
80	Charmauvillers	Doubs (25)	865	289
81	Bief-du-Fourg	Jura (39)	865	228
82	Mignovillard	Jura (39)	865	925
83	Frambouhans	Doubs (25)	864	887
84	Charquemont	Doubs (25)	863	2,947
85	Foncine-le-Haut	Jura (39)	861	1,138
86	Saint-Point-Lac	Doubs (25)	860	318
87	La Chaumusse	Jura (39)	858	402
88	Longemaison	Doubs (25)	858	173
89	Cernay-l'Église	Doubs (25)	857	327
90	Bonnétage	Doubs (25)	857	1,024
91	Bugny	Doubs (25)	856	262
92	Frasne	Doubs (25)	855	2,002
93	Les Gras	Doubs (25)	853	831
94	Longcochon	Jura (39)	851	62
95	Bonnevaux	Doubs (25)	849	418
96	Chaffois	Doubs (25)	848	1,057
97	Fessevillers	Doubs (25)	847	171
98	Arçon	Doubs (25)	846	992
99	Les Fins	Doubs (25)	842	3,143
100	Esserval-Tartre	Jura (39)	842	142

Source: IGN, Géoplateforme elevation service (RGE ALTI); geo.api.gouv.fr (town hall position); elevation of the town hall of each commune. Not ranked: towns whose town hall elevation is not available. Tied values share the same rank. Data sources.

FAQ

Highest towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: FAQ

What is the highest town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté?

Bellecombe (Jura) is the highest town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: its town hall stands at 1,262 m above sea level.

What are the 10 highest towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté?

In order: Bellecombe (1,262 m), Lajoux (1,178 m), La Pesse (1,162 m), Les Moussières (1,157 m), Lamoura (1,154 m), Prémanon (1,121 m), Les Rousses (1,111 m), Les Fourgs (1,083 m), Chapelle-des-Bois (1,080 m), and Bois-d'Amont (1,065 m).

What is the lowest-lying town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté?

Saint-Denis-lès-Sens (Yonne) is the lowest-lying town in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté: its town hall stands at 64 m above sea level. See The lowest-lying towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

How many towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté are ranked?

All of them: the 3,685 towns in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté appear in this ranking.

Which elevation is used?

The elevation of the town hall, computed by the IGN elevation service (RGE ALTI terrain model) at the “town hall” point published by geo.api.gouv.fr. No regularly updated official source gives the lowest or highest point of a commune: its summit can be much higher.