Chaux, Territoire de Belfort
Commune in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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Chaux (French pronunciation: [ʃo] ⓘ; German: Tscha) is a commune in the Territoire de Belfort department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in northeastern France. Chaux is located approximately 7.4 km (5 mi) south from the base of the Ballon d'Alsace mountain range, source of the Savoureuse river, 136 km (85 mi) north of Bern, Switzerland and 8.4 km (5 mi) north of Belfort, France. The immediate surrounding landscape is flat and arable.
Chaux | |
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Church of Saint-Martin in the street in Chaux | |
 Location of Chaux | |
  Chaux Location within France  Chaux Location within Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Coordinates: 47°42′23″N 6°50′18″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Territoire de Belfort |
| Arrondissement | Belfort |
| Canton | Giromagny |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Jacky Chipaux[1] |
Area 1 | 9.26 km2 (3.58 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,184 |
| • Density | 128/km2 (331/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 90023 /90330 |
| Elevation | 396–530 m (1,299–1,739 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
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