Chaux-des-Crotenay
| Chaux-des-Crotenay | ||
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  Chaux-des-Crotenay | ||
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Location within Franche-Comté region  Chaux-des-Crotenay | ||
| Coordinates: 46°39′30″N 5°58′05″E / 46.6583°N 5.9681°ECoordinates: 46°39′30″N 5°58′05″E / 46.6583°N 5.9681°E | ||
| Country | France | |
| Region | Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Jura | |
| Arrondissement | Lons-le-Saunier | |
| Canton | Les Planches-en-Montagne | |
| Government | ||
| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Daniel Vionnet | |
| Area1 | 11.67 km2 (4.51 sq mi) | |
| Population (2012)2 | 409 | |
| • Density | 35/km2 (91/sq mi) | |
| INSEE/Postal code | 39129 / 39150 | |
| Elevation | 560–859 m (1,837–2,818 ft) | |
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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. | ||
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Chaux-des-Crotenay is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.
Population
| Historical population | ||
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| Year | Pop. | ±% |
| 1793 | 545 | — |
| 1806 | 560 | +2.8% |
| 1821 | 597 | +6.6% |
| 1831 | 623 | +4.4% |
| 1841 | 565 | −9.3% |
| 1851 | 570 | +0.9% |
| 1861 | 552 | −3.2% |
| 1872 | 502 | −9.1% |
| 1881 | 551 | +9.8% |
| 1891 | 552 | +0.2% |
| 1901 | 505 | −8.5% |
| 1911 | 496 | −1.8% |
| 1921 | 403 | −18.8% |
| 1931 | 453 | +12.4% |
| 1946 | 449 | −0.9% |
| 1954 | 487 | +8.5% |
| 1962 | 468 | −3.9% |
| 1968 | 454 | −3.0% |
| 1975 | 418 | −7.9% |
| 1982 | 394 | −5.7% |
| 1990 | 362 | −8.1% |
| 1999 | 375 | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 402 | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 409 | +1.7% |
Battle of Alesia
Danielle Porte, a professor at the Sorbonne, has argued that Chaux-des-Crotenay is the site of Alesia, the last major battle between the Gauls under Vercingetorix and the Romans under Julius Caesar.
See also
References
External links
Panorama of Chaux-des-crotenay
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