Balot, Côte-d'Or explained

Balot
Commune Status:	Commune
Image Coat Of Arms:	Blason de la ville de Balot (21).svg
Arrondissement:	Montbard
Canton:	Châtillon-sur-Seine
Insee:	21044
Postal Code:	21330
Mayor:	Cédric Gheeraert^[1]
Term:	2020 - 2026
Intercommunality:	Pays Châtillonnais
Coordinates:	47.8142°N 4.43°W
Elevation M:	277
Elevation Min M:	223
Elevation Max M:	290
Area Km2:	15.54

Balot (in French pronounced as /balo/) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Geography

Balot is located some 10 km south-west of Châtillon-sur-Seine and 25 km north-east of Montbard. Access to the commune is by the D21 road from Laignes in the north-west which passes through the southern part of the commune and the village and continues south-east to Coulmier-le-Sec. The D118 goes north from the village to join the D965 south-east of Marcenay. The D118J goes north-east from the village to Cérilly. There is some forest in the north-east of the commune but it is mostly farmland.^[2]

Neighbouring communes and villages

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Heraldry

Administration

List of Successive Mayors^[3]

From	To	Name
2001	2008	Bernard Fernandes
2008	2014	Pierre Lesponges
2014	2020	Isabelle Voinchet
2020	2026	Cédric Gheeraert

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Baielois or Baieloises in French.^[4]

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:

• A House at Rue du Chateau (1837)^[5]
• A Sugar Refinery at Rue du Chateau (1834)^[6]
• A Farmhouse at Rue d'en Haut (19th century)^[7]
• A House at Rue d'en Haut (18th century)^[8]
• The Town Hall / School at Rue d'en Haut (19th century)^[9]
• Houses and Farms^[10]

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:

• A Wayside Cross at CR10/CR4 (1823)^[11]
• A Wayside Cross at CVO1/CR16 (1938)^[12]
• A Wayside Cross at D118/CR6 (1804)^[13]
• A Wayside Cross at D21/CR53 (19th century)^[14]
• A Cemetery Cross (1672)^[15]
• A Monumental Cross (17th century)^[16]
• A Presbytery (1825)^[17]
• The Parish Church of Saint Pierre-es-Liens (1865)^[18]

The Parish Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:

• A Statuette: Virgin and child (18th century)^[19]
• A Monumental Painting: A Saint bishop and Saint Barbe (16th century)^[20]
• A Monumental Painting: 5 Saints including Saint Margaret (16th century)^[21]
• A Consecration Cross (16th century)^[22]
• The Sennevoy Family Book (17th century)^[23]
• 2 Chasubles (19th century)^[24]
• 2 Processional Staves (18th century)^[25]
• 2 Collection Vases (19th century)^[26]
• A Candlestick (19th century)^[27]
• An Altar Cross (18th century)^[28]
• A Painting: Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (18th century)^[29]
• A Painting: Saint Irénée (19th century)^[30]
• A Bas-relief: Assumption (18th century)^[31]
• A Statue: Saint Nicolas (18th century)^[32]
• A Group Sculpture: Education of the Virgin (17th century)^[33]
• A Statue: Saint Catherine (1861)^[34]
• 2 Statues: Saints Paul and John (19th century)^[35]
• The Chapel Enclosure (19th century)^[36]
• A Pulpit (19th century)^[37]
• 2 Altars, 2 Tabernacles, and 2 Retables (19th century)^[38]
• A Tabernacle (17th century)^[39]
• The main Altar (18th century)^[40]
• Wood Panelling (19th century)^[41]
• A Mural Painting, Half-relief, and Statue in the Choir (19th century)^[42]
• The Furniture in the Church^[43]

See also

• Communes of the Côte-d'Or department

External links

• Balot on Géoportail, National Geographic Institute (IGN) website
• Ballot on the 1750 Cassini Map

Notes and References

1. Web site: Répertoire national des élus: les maires. data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 2 December 2020. fr.
2. https://www.google.com/maps/place/Balot,+France/@47.8204159,4.4421979,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x47edc639420ef1ab:0x409ce34b3146450 Google Maps
3. http://www.francegenweb.org/mairesgenweb/resultcommune.php?id=26618 List of Mayors of France
4. https://www.habitants.fr/cote-d-or-21 Le nom des habitants du 21 - Côte-d'Or
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