Santoche
Part of Pays-de-Clerval in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Location of Santoche
47°24′17″N 6°30′29″E / 47.4047°N 6.5081°E / 47.4047; 6.5081
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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
Santoche lies 2 km (1.2 mi) north of Clerval in the valley of the Doubs 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
Year | Pop. | ±% |
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1962 | 31 | — |
1968 | 35 | +12.9% |
1975 | 51 | +45.7% |
1982 | 74 | +45.1% |
1990 | 77 | +4.1% |
1999 | 68 | −11.7% |
2008 | 81 | +19.1% |
2012 | 80 | −1.2% |
See also
References
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Santoche.
- Santoche on the regional Web site (in French)
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