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Location within Franche-Comté region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Montbéliard |
| Canton | Clerval |
| Mayor | Christian Buriez (2008–2014) |
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| Elevation | 275–385 m (902–1,263 ft) |
| Land area1 | 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi) |
| Population2 | 81 (2008) |
| - Density | 38 /km2 (98 /sq mi) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25531/ 25340 |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
| 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Santoche is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
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Santoche lies 2 km (1.2 mi) north of Clerval in the valley of the Doubs River on an ancient Roman road.
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.
| Year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2008 |
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| Population | 31 | 35 | 51 | 74 | 77 | 68 | 81 |