Balot, Côte-d'Or


Balot is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

Geography

Balot is located some 10 km south-west of Châtillon-sur-Seine and 25 km north-east of Montbard. Access to the commune is by the D21 road from Laignes in the north-west which passes through the southern part of the commune and the village and continues south-east to Coulmier-le-Sec. The D118 goes north from the village to join the D965 south-east of Marcenay. The D118J goes north-east from the village to Cérilly. There is some forest in the north-east of the commune but it is mostly farmland.

Administration

List of Successive Mayors
FromToName
20012008Bernard Fernandes
20082014Pierre Lesponges
20142020Isabelle Voinchet
20202026Cédric Gheeraert

Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Baielois or Baieloises in French.

Culture and heritage

Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
  • A House at Rue du Chateau
  • A Sugar Refinery at Rue du Chateau
  • A Farmhouse at Rue d'en Haut
  • A House at Rue d'en Haut
  • The Town Hall / School at Rue d'en Haut
  • '''Houses and Farms'''

Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
  • A Wayside Cross at CR10/CR4
  • A Wayside Cross at CVO1/CR16
  • A Wayside Cross at D118/CR6
  • A Wayside Cross at D21/CR53
  • A Cemetery Cross
  • A Monumental Cross
  • A Presbytery
  • The Parish Church of Saint Pierre-es-Liens
The Parish Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects: