Roche-et-Raucourt
Encyclopedia
Roche-et-Raucourt is a commune
in the Haute-Saône
department in the region
of Franche-Comté
in eastern France
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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 Haute-Saône
Haute-Saône
Haute-Saône is a French department of the Franche-Comté région, named after the Saône River.- History :The department was created in the early years of the French Revolution through the application of a law dated 22 December 1789, from part of the former province of Franche-Comté...
department in the region
Régions of France
France is divided into 27 administrative regions , 22 of which are in Metropolitan France, and five of which are overseas. Corsica is a territorial collectivity , but is considered a region in mainstream usage, and is even shown as such on the INSEE website...
of 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
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Population
| Year | Total |
|---|---|
| 2006 | 153 |
| 1999 | 175 |
| 1990 | 190 |
Sights
- Church of the 18th century, by the architect Claude Nicolas LedouxClaude Nicolas LedouxClaude-Nicolas Ledoux was one of the earliest exponents of French Neoclassical architecture. He used his knowledge of architectural theory to design not only in domestic architecture but town planning; as a consequence of his visionary plan for the Ideal City of Chaux, he became known as a utopian...
. - Laundrettes with Roche et ál Raucourt
- Fountaine St Didier
- Fort with Raucourt
- Chapelle St Roch and St Claude