Ranchot

Ranchot
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 / 47.1508; 5.7231
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentJura
ArrondissementDole
CantonMont-sous-Vaudrey
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Séverine Deville[1]
Area
1
6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)[2]
507
 • Density73/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

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
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

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

References

  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE