Delle

Delle
The town centre
Location of Delle
Delle
Delle
Coordinates: 47°31′N 7°00′E / 47.51°N 7.00°E / 47.51; 7.00
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentTerritoire de Belfort
ArrondissementBelfort
CantonDelle
IntercommunalitySud Territoire
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Sandrine Larcher[1]
Area
1
9.20 km2 (3.55 sq mi)
Population
 (2023)[2]
5,623
 • Density611/km2 (1,580/sq mi)
DemonymDellois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
90033 /90100
Elevation353–443 m (1,158–1,453 ft)
Websitedelle.fr
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Delle (French pronunciation: [dɛl]) is a commune on the Swiss border in the Territoire de Belfort department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in Northeastern France.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 6,134—    
1975 6,528+0.89%
1982 6,898+0.79%
1990 6,992+0.17%
1999 6,624−0.60%
2007 6,047−1.13%
2012 5,864−0.61%
2017 5,690−0.60%
2023 5,623−0.20%
Source: INSEE[3]

Politics

From 1991 to 2004, Raymond Forni served as Mayor of Delle. From 2000 to 2002, he was also President of the National Assembly as the deputy for Territoire de Belfort's 1st constituency.

Transport

Delle is the last French town on the railway line from Belfort to Bern, in Switzerland. Delle station is served by trains to Belfort and Biel/Bienne.

See also

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.
  3. ^ Population municipale entre 1968 et 2023, INSEE