Country France Arrondissement Besançon Intercommunality Vaîte-Aigremont Local time Tuesday 6:40 AM | Department Doubs Canton Roulans Area 3.42 km² | |
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Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Weather 2°C, Wind SW at 2 km/h, 85% Humidity | ||
Le Puy is a commune in the department of Doubs in the eastern French region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté.
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Map of 25640 Le Puy, France
Geography
The village of Le Puy lies 16 km (9.9 mi) from Besançon on Route D115 and 5 km (3.1 mi) north of Roulans. It is close to its intersection with the D336 on the east and the A36 on the west.
Population
The inhabitants of Le Puy are known as Puylots.
Sights
The chapel of Notre-Dame de la Délivrance was erected in 1854 by the parishioners in thanksgiving to Our Lady for being spared from a cholera epidemic. An outdoor mass is celebrated on the Sunday nearest the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, 8 December each year.
Etymology
The village is labeled le Puits (French: the Well) on the Cassini map. The French le Puy usually correlates to the Provençal word Puech (an isolated hill). Here, as the Cassini map shows, it refers to the local wells.