Luxiol

Luxiol is not known for any particular heritage sites,^[4] with Roger Clausse, mayor of Luxiol between 1965 to 1995,^[5] describing Luxiol as "a village without history" in 1989.^[6]

Luxiol was the place of the Roman Loposagium.^[7] Sequani were most likely settled in the area.^[8][9] A rare stater was found in Luxiol and has since exhibited at Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon.^[10] Another coin, presumed to be an antoninianus or aureus, remains in a private collection in Luxiol.^[11] During the Middle Ages, Luxiol was part of the seigneurie of Clerval.^[12] In 1773, Louis XV ceded Luxiol to Sieur de Mauclerc d'Osse.^[4]

Throughout the mid-19th century, Auguste Napoléon Parandier [fr] constructed most of the roadways connecting Luxiol and other communes in Doubs. Parandier established that Luxiol was once a common road station, as the second oldest local pathway and subsequent crossroads passed through Luxiol at the midway point.^[13]

In July 1989, a mass shooting took place in Luxiol, in which 15 residents were killed.^[14] It was described as the worst mass murder in modern France.^[15] A memorial to the victims was subsequently built at A36 autoroute.^[14]

For most of its history, Luxiol was an agricultural community.^[16] By 2026, only six residents were farmers.^[4]

During Cyclone Lothar in 1999, all 150 hectares of Luxiol's forest were undamaged.^[4]

The subterranean river cave system Grotte d'En Versenne ranges around 8 kilometres in length. Topographies of the cavern was created in the early 1990s by Jef Loeillot.^[17] En Versenne is occasionally used as a caving location.^[18]

• Communes of the Doubs department