Éternoz
Sign in to savethumb|Eglise Saint-Laurent d'Eternoz thumb|Chateau de Refranche Éternoz () is a former commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It was merged with Saraz to form Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison on 1 January 2025.
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Éternoz was a commune in the Doubs department of France, situated within the arrondissement of Besançon and the canton of Amancey. Established on July 1, 1973, it was formed by merging the former communes of Alaise, Coulans-sur-Lizon, Doulaize, and Refranche. The municipality covered an area of 29.26 square kilometers and stood at an elevation of 670 meters above sea level. It shared borders with Montmahoux, Myon, Nans-sous-Sainte-Anne, and Saraz.
The population of Éternoz was recorded as 348, comprising 181 males and 157 females. Its postal code was 25330, and it was associated with the canton of Ornans for electoral purposes. A school located in the area is listed under the name Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region. The commune was dissolved on December 31, 2024, and replaced by Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison.
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Place details
- Locality
- Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison
- Region
- Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
- Country
- France
- Population
- 305
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Éternoz
- French commune.commune
- Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison
- French commune.image
- Eternoz, le village et la cascade de la Vau.jpg
- French commune.caption
- The village and the Vau waterfall
- French commune.INSEE
- 25223
- French commune.postal code
- 25330
- French commune.arrondissement
- Besançon
- French commune.canton
- Ornans
- French commune.elevation min m
- 315
- French commune.elevation max m
- 670
- French commune.area km2
- 29.26
- French commune.population
- 325
- French commune.population date
- 2022
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Official name
- Éternoz
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Besançon
- Population
- 343
- Area
- 29.26
- Elevation
- 489
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Shares border with
- Déservillers
- Image
- Eternoz, Avril 2014.JPG
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- Commons category
- Éternoz
- postal code
- 25330
- associated electoral district
- canton of Ornans
- male population
- 181
- female population
- 157
- P8168
- Wigmore
- replaces
- Refranche
- inception
- 1973-07-01
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-3-81-86-50-42
- replaced by
- Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 2024-12-31
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- Geography
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- Etymology
- Demographics
- Politics and administration
- See also
- References
thumb|Eglise Saint-Laurent d'Eternoz thumb|Chateau de Refranche Éternoz () is a former commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It was merged with Saraz to form Éternoz-Vallée-du-Lison on 1 January 2025.
==Geography== Eternoz is 26 kilometres from Besançon, the department capital. It sits on the second plateau of the Jura massif at an altitude of . The River Vau passes through the village and plunges down a 40-meter waterfall on the edge of the village before joining the river Lison.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Éternoz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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