Reference articles on history, science, culture and more
Encyclopedia

Delle

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Image credit is listed at the end of this article.

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.

01Population

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

02Politics

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.

03Transport

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.

Watch videos about DelleExplainers and documentaries on YouTube (opens in a new tab)

Sources and credits

This article is adapted from the Wikipedia article Delle, written by its contributors and licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Fathomly has changed the layout, removed citation markers, navigation and maintenance notices, and adjusted punctuation. This adapted version is shared under the same license. For references, see the original article.

Images, from Wikimedia Commons:

Fathomly is not affiliated with or endorsed by the Wikimedia Foundation. Spotted a problem? Tell us.