Chazot
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Montbeliard | |
| Canton | Bavans | |
| Community association | Pays de Sancey-Belleherbe | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 20 ' N , 6 ° 33' E | |
| height | 428-641 m | |
| surface | 5.35 km 2 | |
| Residents | 120 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 22 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25430 | |
| INSEE code | 25145 | |
Chazot is a French municipality with 120 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Doubs department in the region of Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Chazot is located at 460 m , five kilometers northwest of Sancey-le-Grand and about 28 kilometers southwest of the city of Montbéliard (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , in a wide hollow south of the Lomont chain .
The area of the 5.35 km² large municipality covers a section of the French Jura. The central part of the area is occupied by the Chazot basin, which is an average of 450 m, a width of one kilometer and a length of about 2 km. It is mainly made up of arable and meadow land. Topographically, Chazot belongs to the catchment area of the Cusancin . To the southwest, the communal soil extends into a dry valley , which, as a narrow valley furrow, creates the connection between the Sancey basin and the Cusancin. It is accompanied on the north side by the height of Montmiale (530 m), on the south side by the plateau of Randevillers. At 641 m, the highest point of Chazot is reached on a ridge southeast of the village. With a narrow tip, the community area extends north over the gradually rising plateau of Crosey (540 m) to the foot of the Lomont range.
Neighboring municipalities of Chazot are Crosey-le-Grand in the north, Orve in the east, Sancey with the Commune déléguée Sancey-le-Grand and Randevillers in the south and Vellevans in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages, Chazot belonged to the Belvoir rule. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The Notre-Dame de la Nativité church was built from 1703 to 1716. It has remarkable furnishings , including a richly carved pulpit and a main altar from the Baroque period (18th century). The 16th century Chapelle des Etaings was restored in 1958.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 186 |
| 1968 | 160 |
| 1975 | 135 |
| 1982 | 146 |
| 1990 | 141 |
| 1999 | 124 |
| 2006 | 129 |
| 2016 | 118 |
With 120 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Chazot is one of the smallest municipalities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (289 people were still counted in 1881), only minor fluctuations have been recorded since the mid-1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Chazot was mainly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Outside the primary sector there are few jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the surrounding larger towns.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from L'Isle-sur-le-Doubs to Vellevans. Other road connections exist with Sancey-le-Grand and Crosey-le-Grand.
Personalities
- Francis Mourey (* 1980), racing cyclist
