Le Puy, Doubs
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Commune of Le Puy |
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| Country | France | |
| Region | Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Roulans | |
| Intercommunality | CdC de Vaîte - Aigremont | |
| Mayor | Christian Bermont (2001-2008) |
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| Elevation | 297 m–375 m (avg. 300 m) |
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| Land area¹ | 3.42 km² | |
| Population² (1999) |
46 | |
| - Density | 13/km² (1999) | |
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| INSEE/Postal code | 25474/ 25640 | |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | ||
| 2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. | ||
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Le Puy is a commune of France, situated in the Doubs départment, in the Franche-Comté région.
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[edit] Geography
The village of Le Puy lies 16 km from Besançon on the D115, close to its intersection with the D336 on the East and the A36 on the West.
[edit] History
[edit] Demography
The inhabitants of Le Puy are known as Puylots.
| 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 |
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| 48 | 41 | 35 | 45 | 48 | 46 |
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[edit] Places and monuments
The chapel of Notre-Dame de la Délivrance was erected in 1854 by the parisioners in thanksgiving to Our Lady for being spared from a cholera epidemic. An outdoor mass is celebrated on the Sunday nearest the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, December 8 each year.
[edit] Miscellaneous
The village is named le Puits on the Cassini map. Usually le Puy in France refers to the Provençal word Puech (an isolated hill). Here, as the Cassini map shows, it refers to the local wells (Fr: puits).
A whole sheep is spit-roasted in July and December.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
All sites are in French, unless otherwise indicated.
- Le Puy on Franche-Comté region site
- Census data for Le Puy on the INSEE site (English header)
- Le Puy on the Institut Géographique National site
- Weather for Le Puy
- Financial Data for Le Puy from the Ministry of the Economy, Finances and Industry
- Tax information for Le Puy
- Closest communes to Le Puy
- My hometown (Monclocher) site (Location of townhall only)
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