Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
Balot (French pronunciation: [balo] commune in theCôte-d'Or department inBourgogne-Franche-Comté in easternFrance .
Balot is located some 10 km south-west ofChâtillon-sur-Seine and 25 km north-east ofMontbard . Access to the commune is by the D21 road fromLaignes in the north-west which passes through the southern part of the commune and the village and continues south-east toCoulmier-le-Sec . The D118 goes north from the village to join the D965 south-east ofMarcenay . The D118J goes north-east from the village toCérilly . There is some forest in the north-east of the commune but it is mostly farmland.[ 3]
Neighbouring communes and villages [ edit ]
Places adjacent to Balot, Côte-d'Or
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Arms of Balot Blazon: Azure, a bend of Or beneath a lion the same to sinister chief; in chief Argent charged with a key Azure in fesse.
List of SuccessiveMayors [ 4]
From To Name 2001 2008 Bernard Fernandes 2008 2014 Pierre Lesponges 2014 2020 Isabelle Voinchet 2020 2026 Cédric Gheeraert
The inhabitants of the commune are known asBaielois orBaieloises in French.[ 5]
Historical population Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1793 364 — 1800 427 +2.31% 1806 422 −0.20% 1821 378 −0.73% 1831 413 +0.89% 1836 409 −0.19% 1841 410 +0.05% 1846 407 −0.15% 1851 383 −1.21% 1856 349 −1.84% 1861 348 −0.06% 1866 342 −0.35% 1872 306 −1.84% 1876 267 −3.35% 1881 262 −0.38% 1886 250 −0.93% 1891 267 +1.32% 1896 269 +0.15%
Year Pop. ±% p.a. 1901 252 −1.30% 1906 232 −1.64% 1911 213 −1.69% 1921 175 −1.95% 1926 203 +3.01% 1931 204 +0.10% 1936 187 −1.73% 1946 169 −1.01% 1954 182 +0.93% 1962 139 −3.31% 1968 141 +0.24% 1975 103 −4.39% 1982 96 −1.00% 1990 93 −0.40% 1999 93 +0.00% 2007 91 −0.27% 2012 79 −2.79% 2017 90 +2.64%
Source: EHESS[ 6] [ 7]
Culture and heritage [ edit ] The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
AHouse at Rue du Chateau (1837)[ 8] ASugar Refinery at Rue du Chateau (1834)[ 9] AFarmhouse at Rue d'en Haut (19th century)[ 10] AHouse at Rue d'en Haut (18th century)[ 11] TheTown Hall / School at Rue d'en Haut (19th century)[ 12] Houses and Farms [ 13] The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
AWayside Cross at CR10/CR4 (1823)[ 14] AWayside Cross at CVO1/CR16 (1938)[ 15] AWayside Cross at D118/CR6 (1804)[ 16] AWayside Cross at D21/CR53 (19th century)[ 17] ACemetery Cross (1672)[ 18] AMonumental Cross (17th century)[ 19] APresbytery (1825)[ 20] TheParish Church of Saint Pierre-es-Liens (1865)[ 21] TheParish Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
A Statuette: Virgin and child (18th century)[ 22] A Monumental Painting: A Saint bishop and Saint Barbe (16th century)[ 23] A Monumental Painting: 5 Saints including Saint Margaret (16th century)[ 24] A Consecration Cross (16th century)[ 25] The Sennevoy Family Book (17th century)[ 26] 2Chasubles (19th century)[ 27] 2 Processional Staves (18th century)[ 28] 2 Collection Vases (19th century)[ 29] ACandlestick (19th century)[ 30] An Altar Cross (18th century)[ 31] A Painting: Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (18th century)[ 32] A Painting: Saint Irénée (19th century)[ 33] A Bas-relief: Assumption (18th century)[ 34] A Statue: Saint Nicolas (18th century)[ 35] A Group Sculpture: Education of the Virgin (17th century)[ 36] A Statue: Saint Catherine (1861)[ 37] 2 Statues: Saints Paul and John (19th century)[ 38] The Chapel Enclosure (19th century)[ 39] APulpit (19th century)[ 40] 2Altars , 2Tabernacles , and 2Retables (19th century)[ 41] ATabernacle (17th century)[ 42] The mainAltar (18th century)[ 43] Wood Panelling (19th century)[ 44] A Mural Painting, Half-relief, and Statue in the Choir (19th century)[ 45] The Furniture in the Church[ 46] ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" .data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.^ "Populations de référence 2022" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 19 December 2024.^a b Google Maps ^ List of Mayors of France (in French) ^ Le nom des habitants du 21 - Côte-d'Or , habitants.fr^ Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui :Commune data sheet Balot ,EHESS (in French) .^ Population en historique depuis 1968 , INSEE^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00062845 House at Rue du Chateau (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00062838 Sugar Refinery at Rue du Chateau (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00062847 Farmhouse at Rue d'en Haut (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00062846 House at Rue d'en Haut (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00062836 Town Hall / School at Rue d'en Haut (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00062834 Houses and Farms (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00062841 Wayside Cross at CR10/CR4 (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00062840 Wayside Cross at CVO1/CR16 (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00062842 Wayside Cross at D118/CR6 (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00062843 Wayside Cross at D21/CR53 (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00062844 Cemetery Cross (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00062839 Monumental Cross (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00062837 Presbytery (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, MériméeIA00062835 Parish Church of Saint Pierre-es-Liens (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001091 Statuette: Virgin and child (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21008606 Monumental Painting: A Saint bishop and Saint Barbe (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21008605 Monumental Painting: 5 Saints including Saint Margaret (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21008604 Consecration Cross (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21008603 Sennevoy Family Book (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001090 Chasuble IM21001089 Chasuble (1) (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001088 2 Processional Staves (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001087 2 Collection Vases (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001086 Candlestick (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001085 Altar Cross (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001084 Painting: Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001083 Painting: Saint Irénée (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001082 Bas-relief: Assumption (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001081 Statue: Saint Nicolas (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001080 Group Sculpture: Education of the Virgin (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001079 Statue: Saint Catherine (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001078 2 Statues: Saints Paul and John (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001077 Chapel Enclosure (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001076 Pulpit (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001075 2 Altars, 2 Tabernacles, and 2 Retables (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001074 Tabernacle (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001073 Main Altar (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001072 Wood Panelling (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001071 Mural Painting, Half-relief, and Statue in the Choir (in French) ^ Ministry of Culture, PalissyIM21001070 Furniture in the Church (in French) Wikimedia Commons has media related to
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