Ranchot
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Location within Franche-Comté region  Ranchot = | |
| Coordinates: 47°09′03″N 5°43′23″E / 47.1508°N 5.7231°ECoordinates: 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 | Dampierre |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Éric Montignon |
| Area1 | 6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi) |
| Population (2012)2 | 480 |
| • Density | 69/km2 (180/sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 39451 / 39700 |
| Elevation | 209–262 m (686–860 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Ranchot is a commune in the Jura department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
Geography
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
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 264 | — |
| 1806 | 204 | −22.7% |
| 1821 | 245 | +20.1% |
| 1831 | 273 | +11.4% |
| 1841 | 310 | +13.6% |
| 1851 | 302 | −2.6% |
| 1861 | 358 | +18.5% |
| 1872 | 383 | +7.0% |
| 1881 | 360 | −6.0% |
| 1891 | 347 | −3.6% |
| 1901 | 312 | −10.1% |
| 1911 | 302 | −3.2% |
| 1921 | 260 | −13.9% |
| 1931 | 244 | −6.2% |
| 1946 | 265 | +8.6% |
| 1954 | 265 | +0.0% |
| 1962 | 281 | +6.0% |
| 1968 | 331 | +17.8% |
| 1975 | 356 | +7.6% |
| 1982 | 331 | −7.0% |
| 1990 | 348 | +5.1% |
| 1999 | 439 | +26.1% |
| 2006 | 485 | +10.5% |
| 2012 | 480 | −1.0% |
History
There is evidence of Gallo-Roman occupation (Roman roads in certain fields in the commune). In the 13th century, Ranchot was made a dependendence of Rans. The village was devastated by wars and plague in the 16th and 17th centuries.
See also
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