Ranchot

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Location of Ranchot

(2020–2026) Séverine Deville^[1]Area

6.91 km² (2.67 sq mi)Population

(2021)^[2]

508 • Density74/km² (190/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal code

39451 /39700

Elevation209–262 m (686–860 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (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.

References

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