Baulme-la-Roche
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Baulme-la-Roche (French pronunciation: [bo(l)m la ʁɔʃ]) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.[3]
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| Coordinates: 47°20′48″N 4°47′59″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Côte-d'Or |
| Arrondissement | Dijon |
| Canton | Talant |
| Intercommunality | Ouche et Montagne |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Raphaël Véjux[1] |
Area 1 | 6.69 km2 (2.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 93 |
| • Density | 14/km2 (36/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 21051 /21410 |
| Elevation | 360–596 m (1,181–1,955 ft) (avg. 450 m or 1,480 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Rochebalmiens or Rochebalmiennes.[4]
Geography
Baulme-la-Roche is located some 17 km west by north-west of Dijon and 8 km north-east of Sombernon. Access to the commune is by the D104C from Mâlain in the south which passes through the commune and the village and continues north-east to join the D10 south-east of Panges. The Paris–Marseille railway passes through the commune and the entrance to the Blaisy-Bas Tunnel is in the commune. The nearest station is at Malain south of the commune. The commune is mostly farmland but there are extensive forests - especially in the east.[5][6]
The Douix river rises in the west of the commune and flows south-east to join the Ouche east of Sainte-Marie-sur-Ouche. The Ruisseau de Baulme-la-Roche rises in the centre of the commune and flows south-west to join the Douix.[5][6]
Toponymy
Baulme-la-Roche appears as Beaume la Roche on the 1750 Cassini Map[7] and the same on the 1790 version.[8]
Heraldry
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Blazon: Party per fess, at 1 party per pale, Argent a cross Gules charged with 5 roses and Azure a dexter arm carnation vested Argent holds a crozier of Or; at 2 Azure, a mountain of 3 hillocks of Or; all debruised by a barrulet on the division charged with a fess wavy of Azure.
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Administration
Demography
In 2022 the commune had 92 inhabitants.
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Culture and heritage
Civil heritage
The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
Religious heritage
The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
- A Benedictine Priory (1502)
[20] - The Parish Church of Saint Martin (15th century)[21]
The Church contains a large number of items that are registered as historical objects. In total, including civil heritage, there are 40 historical objects in the commune.[22]
