Chaux-des-Crotenay (French pronunciation: [ʃo de kʁɔtnɛ]) is a commune in the Jura department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.[3]

Chaux-des-Crotenay
The church in Chaux-des-Crotenay
The church in Chaux-des-Crotenay
Coat of arms of Chaux-des-Crotenay
Location of Chaux-des-Crotenay
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Chaux-des-Crotenay is located in France
Chaux-des-Crotenay
Chaux-des-Crotenay
Chaux-des-Crotenay is located in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Chaux-des-Crotenay
Chaux-des-Crotenay
Coordinates: 46°39′30″N 5°58′05″E / 46.6583°N 5.9681°E / 46.6583; 5.9681
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentJura
ArrondissementLons-le-Saunier
CantonSaint-Laurent-en-Grandvaux
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Monique Fantini[1]
Area
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11.67 km2 (4.51 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
390
 • Density33/km2 (87/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
39129 /39150
Elevation560–859 m (1,837–2,818 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

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Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 454—    
1975 418−1.17%
1982 394−0.84%
1990 362−1.05%
1999 375+0.39%
2009 412+0.95%
2014 417+0.24%
2020 390−1.11%
Source: INSEE[4]

Battle of Alesia

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The siege of Alesia was the last major battle between the Gauls under Vercingetorix and the Romans under Julius Caesar, but the location of the historical city of Alesia remains under dispute. The generally accepted location is in Alise-Sainte-Reine, but Danielle Porte, a professor at the Sorbonne, has argued for an alternative theory that a site in Chaux-des-Crotenay better fits the historical description.

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). 9 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
  4. ^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
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Panorama of Chaux-des-crotenay