Forest of Chailluz
Encyclopedia
The Forest of Chailluz is a wooded (1,673 hectares) located in Besançon
, in the Doubs
, France
. It is bisected by Highway A36. Its altitude ranges from 319 metres (1,046.6 ft) around Thise
to 619 metres (2,030.8 ft) at the Fort de la Dame Blanche.
Besançon
Besançon , is the capital and principal city of the Franche-Comté region in eastern France. It had a population of about 237,000 inhabitants in the metropolitan area in 2008...
, in the Doubs
Doubs
Doubs is a department the Franche-Comté region of eastern France named after the Doubs River.-History:As early as the 13th century, inhabitants of the northern two-thirds of Doubs spoke the Franc-Comtois language, a dialect of Langue d'Oïl. Residents of the southern third of Doubs spoke a dialect...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. It is bisected by Highway A36. Its altitude ranges from 319 metres (1,046.6 ft) around Thise
Thise
Thise is a commune in the Doubs department in the Franche-Comté region in eastern France.-Population:-External links:*...
to 619 metres (2,030.8 ft) at the Fort de la Dame Blanche.
Economy
- Automatic wood heating
- Previously, Chailluz quarries provided the stone is built Chailluz which the majority of old buildings in the center of Besançon.
Outstanding buildings and places
- Hamlet of the "Grandes Baraques"
- Fort of "white lady" (Fort de la Dame Blanche)
- Animal Park vision
- Creux floristic Vivier trail