Santoche

Santoche
Santoche

Coordinates: 47°24′17″N 6°30′29″E / 47.4047°N 6.5081°E / 47.4047; 6.5081Coordinates: 47°24′17″N 6°30′29″E / 47.4047°N 6.5081°E / 47.4047; 6.5081
Country France
Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Montbéliard
Canton Clerval
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Christian Buriez
Area1 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Population (2012)2 80
  Density 37/km2 (96/sq mi)
Time zone CET (UTC+1)
  Summer (DST) CEST (UTC+2)
INSEE/Postal code 25531 / 25340
Elevation 275–385 m (902–1,263 ft)

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.

Santoche is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Geography

Santoche lies 2 km (1.2 mi) north of Clerval in the valley of the Doubs River on an ancient Roman road.

History

The commune has the only dolmen in the department and a rectangular mound surrounded by ditches called the Motte Jules César, which was once a Gallic temple.

Archaeological digs have discovered prehistoric objects and bones.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196231    
196835+12.9%
197551+45.7%
198274+45.1%
199077+4.1%
199968−11.7%
200881+19.1%
201280−1.2%

See also

References

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