Ranchot (French pronunciation: [ʁɑ̃ʃo]) is a commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.[3]
Ranchot | |
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 The town hall and bakery in Ranchot | |
Location of Ranchot  | |
  Ranchot  Ranchot | |
| Coordinates: 47°09′03″N 5°43′23″E / 47.1508°N 5.7231°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Jura |
| Arrondissement | Dole |
| Canton | Mont-sous-Vaudrey |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Séverine Deville[1] |
Area 1 | 6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 508 |
| • Density | 74/km2 (190/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 39451 /39700 |
| Elevation | 209–262 m (686–860 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Geography
editRanchot is a small Jura village on the Doubs river. It is situated on the D673 (previously Route nationale 73) between Dole and Besançon, 5 km from the A36 autoroute junction 2.1.
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
|---|---|---|
| 1968 | 331 | — |
| 1975 | 356 | +1.05% |
| 1982 | 331 | −1.03% |
| 1990 | 348 | +0.63% |
| 1999 | 439 | +2.61% |
| 2009 | 469 | +0.66% |
| 2014 | 487 | +0.76% |
| 2020 | 505 | +0.61% |
| Source: INSEE[4] | ||
History
editThere is evidence of Gallo-Roman occupation (Roman roads in certain fields in the commune). In the 13th century, Ranchot was made a dependency of Rans. The village was devastated by wars and plague in the 16th and 17th centuries.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ INSEE commune file
- ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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