Forest of Chailluz

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The Forest of Chailluz is a wooded area comprising 1,673 hectares, located in Besançon, in the Doubs, France. It is bisected by Highway A36. Its elevation ranges from Script error: No such module "convert". around Thise to Script error: No such module "convert". at the Fort de la Dame Blanche.

Quarry

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The multicoloured stone from the quarries are used in the buildings of Besançon
  • Historically, quarries in Chailluz provided the chalky, blue and beige mottled stone from which the majority of old buildings in the center of Besançon were built.[1]

Notable sites

  • Hamlet of the "Grandes Baraques"
  • Fort de Chailluz (Fort de la Dame Blanche; Fort of the White Lady)

References

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