Balot (French pronunciation: [balo]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.
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Commune | |
The church in Balot | |
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Coordinates: 47°48′51″N 4°25′48″E | |
Country | France |
Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
Department | Côte-d'Or |
Arrondissement | Montbard |
Canton | Châtillon-sur-Seine |
Intercommunality | Pays Châtillonnais |
Government | |
• Mayor (2020–2026) | Cédric Gheeraert[1] |
Area 1 | 15.54 km2 (6.00 sq mi) |
Population | 99 |
• Density | 6.4/km2 (16/sq mi) |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 21044 /21330 |
Elevation | 223–290 m (732–951 ft) (avg. 277 m or 909 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Baielois or Baieloises.[3]
Balot is located some 10 km south-west of Châtillon-sur-Seine and 25 km north-east of Montbard. Access to the commune is by the D21 road from Laignes in the north-west which passes through the southern part of the commune and the village and continues south-east to Coulmier-le-Sec. The D118 goes north from the village to join the D965 south-east of Marcenay. The D118J goes north-east from the village to Cérilly. There is some forest in the north-east of the commune but it is mostly farmland.[4]
Places adjacent to Balot, Côte-d'Or | |
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Blazon: Azure, a bend of Or beneath a lion the same to sinister chief; in chief Argent charged with a key Azure in fesse.
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List of Successive Mayors[5]
From | To | Name |
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2001 | 2008 | Bernard Fernandes |
2008 | 2014 | Pierre Lesponges |
2014 | 2020 | Isabelle Voinchet |
2020 | 2026 | Cédric Gheeraert |
In 2017 the commune had 90 inhabitants.
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Source: EHESS[6] and INSEE[7] |
The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
The Parish Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: