Chaux-des-Crotenay

Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France

Coat of arms

Location of Chaux-des-Crotenay

(2020–2026) Monique Fantini^[1]Area

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.

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

Population

Historical population
Year	Pop.	±% 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

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.

References

^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 9 August 2021.
^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
^ INSEE commune file
^ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE