Luxiol () is a commune in the Doubs department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in eastern France.
History Luxiol is not known for any particular heritage sites, with Roger Clausse, mayor of Luxiol between 1965 to 1995, describing Luxiol as "a village without history" in 1989. Luxiol was the place of the Roman Loposagium.Notice de l'ancienne Gaule, tirée des monumens romains Sequani were most likely settled in the area. A rare stater was found in Luxiol and has since exhibited at Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon. Another coin, presumed to be an antoninianus or aureus, remains in a private collection in Luxiol. During the Middle Ages, Luxiol was part of the seigneurie of Clerval. In 1773, Louis XV ceded Luxiol to Sieur de Mauclerc d'Osse.
Throughout the mid-19th century, 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.
In July 1989, a mass shooting took place in Luxiol, in which 15 residents were killed. It was described as the worst mass murder in modern France. A memorial to the victims was subsequently built at A36 autoroute.
For most of its history, Luxiol was an agricultural community. By 2026, only six residents were farmers.
Nature During Cyclone Lothar in 1999, all 150 hectares of Luxiol's forest were undamaged.
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. En Versenne is occasionally used as a caving location.
Population
See also Communes of the Doubs department
References
External links
Luxiol on the intercommunal Web site of the department