Ranchot

Ranchot
Commune
The town hall and bakery in Ranchot
Location of Ranchot
Ranchot Show map of France Ranchot Show map of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 47°09′03″N 5°43′23″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Dole
Canton	Mont-sous-Vaudrey
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Séverine Deville[1]
Area ^1	6.91 km^2 (2.67 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	508
• Density	74/km^2 (190/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39451 /39700
Elevation	209–262 m (686–860 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ranchot (French pronunciation: [ʁɑ̃ʃo]) is a commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.[3]

Geography

Ranchot is a small Jura village on the Doubs river. It is situated on the D673 (previously Route nationale 73) between Dole and Besançon, 5 km from the A36 autoroute junction 2.1.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	331	—
1975	356	+1.05%
1982	331	−1.03%
1990	348	+0.63%
1999	439	+2.61%
2009	469	+0.66%
2014	487	+0.76%
2020	505	+0.61%
Source: INSEE[4]

History

There is evidence of Gallo-Roman occupation (Roman roads in certain fields in the commune). In the 13th century, Ranchot was made a dependency of Rans. The village was devastated by wars and plague in the 16th and 17th centuries.

See also

• Communes of the Jura department

References

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. INSEE commune file
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE