Baulme-la-Roche () is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region of eastern France.INSEE commune file
The inhabitants of the commune are known as Rochebalmiens or Rochebalmiennes.Inhabitants of Côte-d'Or
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.
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.
Toponymy Baulme-la-Roche appears as Beaume la Roche on the 1750 Cassini Map and the same on the 1790 version.
Heraldry
Administration
List of Successive MayorsList of Mayors of France From To Name 2001 2011 Gisèle Monot 2011 2014 Jean Luc Gourdin 2014 2026 Raphaël Véjux
Demography
Culture and heritage
Civil heritage The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: A Farmhouse (16th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A House (1807)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Farmhouse (18th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A House (19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Blacksmith's House (1818)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Fountain at Rue Landel (1822)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée Houses and farms (17th-19th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée A Fountain at la Dhuys (1822)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
Religious heritage The commune has several religious buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments: A Benedictine Priory (1502)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée The Parish Church of Saint Martin (15th century)Ministry of Culture, Mérimée
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.
See also Communes of the Côte-d'Or department
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