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Santoche

Coordinates: 47°24′17″N 6°30′29″E / 47.4047°N 6.5081°E / 47.4047; 6.5081
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Santoche
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Santoche is located in France
Santoche
Santoche
Santoche is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Santoche
Santoche
Coordinates: 47°24′17″N 6°30′29″E / 47.4047°N 6.5081°E / 47.4047; 6.5081
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
ArrondissementMontbéliard
CantonBavans
CommunePays-de-Clerval
Area
1
2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)[1]
87
 • Density40/km2 (100/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
Postal code
25340
Elevation275–385 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.

Santoche (French pronunciation: [sɑ̃tɔʃ]) is a former commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. On 1 January 2017, it was merged into the new commune Pays-de-Clerval.[2]

Geography

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

History

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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

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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

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