Ranchot

Ranchot
Commune
The town hall and bakery in Ranchot
Location of Ranchot
Ranchot Location within France Ranchot Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Coordinates: 47°09′03″N 5°43′23″E
Country	France
Region	Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Department	Jura
Arrondissement	Dole
Canton	Mont-sous-Vaudrey
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Séverine Deville
Area 1	6.91 km2 (2.67 sq mi)
Population  (2023)	517
• Density	74.8/km2 (194/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	39451 /39700
Elevation	209–262 m (686–860 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Ranchot (French pronunciation: [ʁɑ̃ʃo]) is a commune in the Jura department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Geography

Ranchot is a small Jura village on the Doubs river. It is situated on the D673 (previously Route nationale 73) between Dole and Besançon, 5 km from the A36 autoroute junction 2.1.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	331	—
1975	356	+1.05%
1982	331	−1.03%
1990	348	+0.63%
1999	439	+2.61%
2007	480	+1.12%
2012	480	+0.00%
2017	495	+0.62%
2023	517	+0.73%
Source: INSEE

History

There is evidence of Gallo-Roman occupation (Roman roads in certain fields in the commune). In the 13th century, Ranchot was made a dependency of Rans. The village was devastated by wars and plague in the 16th and 17th centuries.

See also

• Communes of the Jura department