Le Puy, Doubs

Le Puy
The town hall in Le Puy
The town hall in Le Puy
Location of Le Puy
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Le Puy is located in France
Le Puy
Le Puy
Le Puy is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Le Puy
Le Puy
Coordinates: 47°20′46″N 6°13′44″E / 47.3461°N 6.2289°E / 47.3461; 6.2289
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
ArrondissementBesançon
CantonBaume-les-Dames
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Christophe Guglielmetti[1]
Area
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3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
108
 • Density32/km2 (82/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
25474 /25640
Elevation297–375 m (974–1,230 ft)
(avg. 300 m or 980 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Le Puy (French pronunciation: [lə pɥi]) is a commune in the department of Doubs in the eastern French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

Geography

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The village of Le Puy lies 16 km (9.9 mi) from Besançon on Route D115 and 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Roulans. It is close to its intersection with the D336 on the east and the A36 on the west.

Population

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The inhabitants of Le Puy are known as Puylots.

Historical population
YearPop.±%
196248—    
196841−14.6%
197535−14.6%
198245+28.6%
199048+6.7%
199946−4.2%
200881+76.1%
2012102+25.9%

Sights

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The chapel of Notre-Dame de la Délivrance was erected in 1854 by the parishioners 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, 8 December each year.

Etymology

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The village is labeled le Puits (French: the Well) on the Cassini map. The French le Puy usually correlates to the Provençal word Puech (an isolated hill). Here, as the Cassini map shows, it refers to the local wells.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
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