Luxiol (French pronunciation: [lyksjɔl]) is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France. As of 2023, Luxiol had a municipal population of 157 inhabitants.[3]
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 Location of Luxiol | |
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| Coordinates: 47°22′54″N 6°21′00″E / 47.3817°N 6.35°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté |
| Department | Doubs |
| Arrondissement | Besançon |
| Canton | Baume-les-Dames |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Bertrand Barrand[1] |
Area 1 | 6.44 km2 (2.49 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 157 |
| • Density | 24.4/km2 (63.1/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 25354 /25110 |
| Elevation | 360–525 m (1,181–1,722 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
History
editLuxiol 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 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]
Nature
editDuring 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]
Population
edit| Year | Pop. | ±% |
|---|---|---|
| 1962 | 124 | — |
| 1968 | 141 | +13.7% |
| 1975 | 138 | −2.1% |
| 1982 | 128 | −7.2% |
| 1990 | 138 | +7.8% |
| 1999 | 158 | +14.5% |
| 2008 | 175 | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 156 | −10.9% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
- ↑ "Populations de référence 2023" (in French). National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 18 December 2025.
- ↑ "Commune Luxiol". Base nationale sur l'intercommunalité et autres collectivités.
- 1 2 3 4 "Luxiol (25110) , Canton de Baume Les Dames, Le Doubs". La Route des Communes. 9 February 2026.
- ↑ "Luxiol | Hommage. L'ancien maire de Luxiol Roger Clausse est décédé". L'Est Républicain (in French). 29 October 2020.
- ↑ "Dans le Doubs, un forcené tue quatorze personnes : terreur au village". Le Monde (in French). 14 July 1989.
- ↑ Notice de l'ancienne Gaule, tirée des monumens romains
- ↑ Pauly, August (1846). Paulys Realencyclopädie der classischen Altertumswissenschaft. p. 1148.
- ↑ Niemeyer, Max (1899). Zeitschrift für celtische Philologie. p. 330.
- ↑ The Museum of Fine Arts and Archeology of Besançon. 1994. p. 13. ISBN 978-2907333634.
- ↑ Trésors monétaires XXV 2011-2012 (in French). 11 September 2014. p. 289. ISBN 978-2717725940.
- ↑ Histoire des comtes souverains de Montbéliard. 1877. p. 42.
- ↑ Girard, Ernest (1892). La Franche-Comté ancienne (in French). pp. 6–11.
- 1 2 ""Il a tout brisé" : 15 morts un jour d'été, rescapé de la tuerie de Luxiol, il n'imagine pas Christian Dornier sortir un jour de l'unité psychiatrique spécialisée". France 3 Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (in French). 4 December 2025.
- ↑ "Farmer charged as 14 victims buried". UPI. 14 July 1989.
- ↑ Bulletin trimestriel de la Société départementale d'agriculture du Doubs. 1964. p. 19.
- ↑ "LE RESEAU SOUTERRAIN DE VERNE - FOURBANNE RECHERCHES SPELEOLOGIQUES DU G.S.DOUBS DE 1988 A 1996". Bulletin de I'A.S.E. Ligues Spéléologiques de Bourgogne et de Franche-Comté (12): 14–16. 1997.
- ↑ "Deux plongeurs et onze porteurs pour une exploration". L'Est Républicain (in French). 6 August 2020.
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