Le Puy, Doubs

Le Puy is a commune in the department of Doubs in the eastern French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.

For other places with the same name, see Le Puy (disambiguation).
Le Puy
Commune
The town hall in Le Puy
Location of Le Puy
Le Puy
Le Puy
Coordinates: 47°20′46″N 6°13′44″E
CountryFrance
RegionBourgogne-Franche-Comté
DepartmentDoubs
ArrondissementBesançon
CantonBaume-les-Dames
IntercommunalityVaîte-Aigremont
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Christian Bermont
Area
1
3.42 km2 (1.32 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
112
 • Density33/km2 (85/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.

Geography

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

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

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

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

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.

All sites are in French, unless otherwise indicated.


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