Ranchot

Ranchot
The town hall and bakery in Ranchot
The town hall and bakery in Ranchot
Location of Ranchot
Map
Ranchot is located in France
Ranchot
Ranchot
Ranchot is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Ranchot
Ranchot
Coordinates: 47°09′03″N 5°43′23″E / 47.1508°N 5.7231°E / 47.1508; 5.7231
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentJura
ArrondissementDole
CantonMont-sous-Vaudrey
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Séverine Deville[1]
Area
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6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
508
 • Density74/km2 (190/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
39451 /39700
Elevation209–262 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.

Ranchot (French pronunciation: [ʁɑ̃ʃo]) is a commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.[3]

Geography

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Ranchot 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

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Historical population
YearPop.±% 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

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There 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

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE