Santoche Explained

Santoche
Coordinates:47.4047°N 6.5081°W
Insee:25531
Postal Code:25340
Arrondissement:Montbéliard
Canton:Bavans
Commune:Pays-de-Clerval
Elevation Min M:275
Elevation Max M:385
Area Km2:2.15
Population:87
Population Date:2014
Population Footnotes:[1]

Santoche (in French pronounced as /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 2km (01miles) 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

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2525755/ensemble.pdf Populations légales 2014: Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble
  2. https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/eli/arrete/2016/8/9/INTB1623396A/jo/texte Arrêté préfectoral