Forest of Chailluz

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 {{convert|319|m|ft}} around Thise to {{convert|619|m|ft}} at the Fort de la Dame Blanche.

Quarry

File:Pierre de Chailluz.jpg

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.{{cite web |title=Kirklees twin towns: Besançon - General description |url=http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/community/international/twinning/besancon/gendesc.shtml |url-status=dead |accessdate=2013-03-29 |archivedate=2010-02-15 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100215012633/http://www.kirklees.gov.uk/community/international/twinning/besancon/gendesc.shtml}}

Notable sites

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

References

Chailluz

Category:Building stone

Category:Forests of France