Country France Canton Sombernon Area 6.69 km² Population 118 (1999) | Department Côte-d'Or Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Tuesday 2:33 PM Arrondissement Dijon | |
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Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Intercommunality Community of communes of Sombernonnais Weather 5°C, Wind SW at 34 km/h, 80% Humidity | ||
Baulme-la-Roche is a French commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.
Contents
- Map of 21410 Baulme la Roche France
- Geography
- Mapping
- Toponymy
- Administration
- Demography
- Civil heritage
- Religious heritage
- References
Map of 21410 Baulme-la-Roche, France
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Rochebalmiens or Rochebalmiennes.
Geography
Baulme-la-Roche is located some 17 km west by north-west of Dijon and 8 km north-east of Sombernon. Access to the commune is by the D104C from Mâlain in the south which passes through the commune and the village and continues north-east to join the D10 south-east of Panges. The Paris–Marseille railway passes through the commune and the entrance to the Blaisy-Bas Tunnel is in the commune. The nearest station is at Malain south of the commune. The commune is mostly farmland but there are extensive forests - especially in the east.
The Douix river rises in the west of the commune and flows south-east to join the Ouche east of Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche. The Ruisseau de Baulme-la-Roche rises in the centre of the commune and flows south-west to join the Douix.
Mapping
A list of online mapping systems can be displayed by clicking on the coordinates (latitude and longitude) in the top right hand corner of this article.
Toponymy
Baulme-la-Roche appears as Beaume la Roche on the 1750 Cassini Map and the same on the 1790 version.
Administration
List of Successive Mayors
(Not all data is known)
Demography
In 2010 the commune had 113 inhabitants. The evolution of the number of inhabitants is known from the population censuses conducted in the commune since 1793. From the 21st century, a census of communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants is held every five years, unlike larger communes that have a sample survey every year.
Sources : Ldh/EHESS/Cassini until 1962, INSEE database from 1968 (population without double counting and municipal population from 2006)
Civil heritage
The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
Religious heritage
The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
The Church contains a large number of items that are registered as historical objects. For a complete list including links to descriptions (in French) click here.