Ranchot is a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the Jura département in Franche-Comté

Franche-Comté

Franche-Comté the former "Free County" of Burgundy, as distinct from the neighbouring Duchy, is an administrative region and a traditional province of eastern France...

 in eastern France

France

The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...

.

Geography

Ranchot is a small Jura village the Doubs river. It is situated on the D673 (previously Route nationale

Route nationale (France)

A route nationale, or simply nationale, is a trunk road in France. Trunk roads are in France are important roads which cross broad portions of the French territory, as opposed to secondary or communal roads who only serve local areas....

 73) between Dole

Dole, Jura

Dole is a commune in the Jura department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France, of which it is a subprefecture ....

 and Besançon

Besançon

Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...

, and 5km from the A36 autoroute

A36 autoroute

The A36 autoroute is a toll motorway in north eastern France connecting the German border with Burgundy. It is also known as La Comtoise. The road forms part of the European route E60.-Junctions:...

 junction 2.1.

History

There is evidence of Gallo-roman occupation (Roman roads in certain fields in the commune). In the 13th century, Ranchot was made a dependeance of Rans

Rans

Rans is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.-Demographics:As of the census of 1999, the population was 416.The estimate for 2004 was 430.-References:*...

. The village was devastated by wars and plague in the 16th and 17th centuries.