Lomont-sur-Crête

Lomont-sur-Crête
Commune
The church in Lomont-sur-Crête
Location of Lomont-sur-Crête
Lomont-sur-Crête Location within France Lomont-sur-Crête Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 47°20′21″N 6°25′57″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Doubs
Arrondissement	Besançon
Canton	Baume-les-Dames
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Claude Devillers
Area 1	9.79 km2 (3.78 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	170
• Density	17/km2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	25341 /25110
Elevation	380–562 m (1,247–1,844 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Lomont-sur-Crête (French pronunciation: [lɔmɔ̃ syʁ kʁɛt], literally Lomont on Ridge) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	118	—
1975	120	+0.24%
1982	138	+2.02%
1990	155	+1.46%
1999	155	+0.00%
2007	158	+0.24%
2012	166	+0.99%
2017	171	+0.60%
2023	170	−0.10%
Source: INSEE

Economy

A third of the village is involved in agriculture. It also has the only cheese factory in the canton that produces Comté, a hard cheese made from cow's milk that is similar to Gruyère.

See also

• Communes of the Doubs department

External links

• Lomont-sur-Crète on the intercommunal Web site of the department (in French)