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 319 metres (1,047 ft) around Thise to 619 metres (2,031 ft) at the Fort de la Dame Blanche.

Quarry

The multicoloured stone from the quarries are used in the buildings of Besançon
  • Historically, Chailluz quarries 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 of "white lady" (Fort de la Dame Blanche)

References

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