Country France Population (2012) 409 Area 11.67 km² Arrondissement Lons-le-Saunier | Department Jura Time zone CET (UTC+1) Local time Friday 9:39 PM | |
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Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Canton Les Planches-en-Montagne Weather 7°C, Wind S at 27 km/h, 65% Humidity | ||
Chaux-des-Crotenay is a commune in the Jura department in Franche-Comté in eastern France.
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Map of 39150 Chaux-des-Crotenay, France
Battle of Alesia
Danielle Porte, a professor at the Sorbonne, has argued that Chaux-des-Crotenay is the site of Alesia, the last major battle between the Gauls under Vercingetorix and the Romans under Julius Caesar.
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Chaux-des-Crotenay Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA