Gémonval

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

(2020–2026) Fabrice Vrillacq^[1]Area3.39 km² (1.31 sq mi)Population83 • Density24/km² (63/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation305–513 m (1,001–1,683 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

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

Coal mines were operated in the village between 1826 and 1944.

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  Mine shaft of Elisabeth.
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  Mine shaft de la Houillère.
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  Mine shaft des Essarts.
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  Plinth of steam machine in mine shaft des Essarts.

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  A sectional view of the mine-schaft #3.
  ht : "houille tendre" (coal),
  hg (gray) : "houille gypseuse" (coal).

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±%
1962	76	—
1968	92	+21.1%
1975	75	−18.5%
1982	86	+14.7%
1990	100	+16.3%
1999	75	−25.0%
2008	88	+17.3%
2012	77	−12.5%

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

References