Le Puy, Doubs

French commune
nomcommune=Le Puy


x=208
y=116
lat_long=coord|47|20|46|N|6|13|44|E|region:FR_type:city
région=Franche-Comté
département=Doubs
arrondissement=Besançon
canton=Roulans
insee=25474
cp=25640
maire=Christian Bermont
mandat=2001-2008
intercomm=Vaîte-Aigremont]
alt moy=300 m
alt mini=297
alt maxi=375 m
hectares=342
km²=3.42
sans=47
date-sans=
dens=13
date-dens=

Le Puy is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.

Geography

The village of Le Puy lies 16 km from Besançon on the D115 and 5 km north of Roulans. It is close to its intersection with the D336 on the east and the A36 on the west.

Demography

The inhabitants of Le Puy are known as "Puylots".

Places and monuments

The chapel of "Notre-Dame de la Délivrance" was erected in 1854 by the parisioners 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, December 8 each year.

Miscellaneous

The village is named "le Puits" on the Cassini map. Usually "le Puy" in France refers to the Provençal word "Puech" (an isolated hill). Here, as the Cassini map shows, it refers to the local wells (Fr: "puits").

ee also

* Communes of the Doubs département

External links

All sites are in French, unless otherwise indicated.

* [http://www.routedescommunes.com/index.php3?dept=25&idcommune=438 Le Puy on Franche-Comté region site]
* [http://www.recensement.insee.fr/RP99/rp99/co_navigation.co_page?nivgeo=C&codgeo=25474&theme=ALL&typeprod=ALL&lang=EN&quelcas=LISTE Census data for Le Puy on the INSEE site] (English header)
* [http://www.ign.fr/affiche_rubrique.asp?rbr_id=1087&CommuneId=41468 Le Puy on the Institut Géographique National site]
* [http://www.meteo-consult.fr/ter/france/prevision/detail.php?ville=Le-Puy&num_ville=27254 Weather for Le Puy]
* [http://alize2.finances.gouv.fr/communes/tableau.asp?icom=474&dep=025&type=BPS&param=0 Financial Data for Le Puy from the Ministry of the Economy, Finances and Industry]
* [http://www.taxe.com/rwtax/DMN~0_QueryID~25474_step~3.htm Tax information for Le Puy]
* [http://www.lion1906.com/Pages/ResultatProximiteCoord.php?RadLat1=0.826413400819315&RadLong1=0.108792184223216 Closest communes to Le Puy]
* [http://www.monclocher.com/DetailCommune.asp?NumeroCommune=81077 My hometown (Monclocher) site] (Location of townhall only)
* [http://www.routedescommunes.com/departement-25-commune-438.html Le Puy on the intercommunal Web site of the department]