Santoche

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Santoche
Santoche
Coordinates: 47°24′17″N 6°30′29″E / 47.4047°N 6.5081°E / 47.4047; 6.5081Coordinates: 47°24′17″N 6°30′29″E / 47.4047°N 6.5081°E / 47.4047; 6.5081
Country France
Region Franche-Comté
Department Doubs
Arrondissement Montbéliard
Canton Clerval
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Christian Buriez
Area
  Land1 2.15 km2 (0.83 sq mi)
Population (2008)
  Population2 81
  Population2 Density 38/km2 (98/sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 25531 / 25340
Elevation 275–385 m (902–1,263 ft)

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.

Geography

Santoche lies 2 km (1.2 mi) north of Clerval in the valley of the Doubs River 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

Historical population
Year Pop.  ±%  
1962 31    
1968 35+12.9%
1975 51+45.7%
1982 74+45.1%
1990 77+4.1%
1999 68−11.7%
2008 81+19.1%

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