# Balot, Côte-d'Or

Balot (French pronunciation:) is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in eastern France.

## Geography

Balot is located some 10 km south-west of Châtillon-sur-Seine and 25 km north-east of Montbard. Access to the commune is by the D21 road from Laignes in the north-west which passes through the southern part of the commune and the village and continues south-east to Coulmier-le-Sec. The D118 goes north from the village to join the D965 south-east of Marcenay. The D118J goes north-east from the village to Cérilly. There is some forest in the north-east of the commune but it is mostly farmland.

### Neighbouring communes and villages

vtePlaces adjacent to Balot, Côte-d'Or :
Marcenay
Poinçon-lès-Larrey
Cérilly
Laignes
Balot
Ampilly-le-Sec
Fontaines-les-Sèches
Nesle-et-Massoult
Chamesson :

### Heraldry

| Arms of Balot | Blazon: Azure, a bend of Or beneath a lion the same to sinister chief; in chief Argent charged with a key Azure in fesse. |

## Administration

List of Successive Mayors
| From | To | Name |
| 2001 | 2008 | Bernard Fernandes |
| 2008 | 2014 | Pierre Lesponges |
| 2014 | 2020 | Isabelle Voinchet |
| 2020 | 2026 | Cédric Gheeraert |

## Demography

The inhabitants of the commune are known as Baielois or Baieloises in French.
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1793 | 364 | — |
| 1800 | 427 | +2.31% |
| 1806 | 422 | −0.20% |
| 1821 | 378 | −0.73% |
| 1831 | 413 | +0.89% |
| 1836 | 409 | −0.19% |
| 1841 | 410 | +0.05% |
| 1846 | 407 | −0.15% |
| 1851 | 383 | −1.21% |
| 1856 | 349 | −1.84% |
| 1861 | 348 | −0.06% |
| 1866 | 342 | −0.35% |
| 1872 | 306 | −1.84% |
| 1876 | 267 | −3.35% |
| 1881 | 262 | −0.38% |
| 1886 | 250 | −0.93% |
| 1891 | 267 | +1.32% |
| 1896 | 269 | +0.15% |
| Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
| 1901 | 252 | −1.30% |
| 1906 | 232 | −1.64% |
| 1911 | 213 | −1.69% |
| 1921 | 175 | −1.95% |
| 1926 | 203 | +3.01% |
| 1931 | 204 | +0.10% |
| 1936 | 187 | −1.73% |
| 1946 | 169 | −1.01% |
| 1954 | 182 | +0.93% |
| 1962 | 139 | −3.31% |
| 1968 | 141 | +0.24% |
| 1975 | 103 | −4.39% |
| 1982 | 96 | −1.00% |
| 1990 | 93 | −0.40% |
| 1999 | 93 | +0.00% |
| 2007 | 91 | −0.27% |
| 2012 | 79 | −2.79% |
| 2017 | 90 | +2.64% |
Source: EHESS and INSEE :

## Culture and heritage
### Civil heritage

The commune has a number of buildings and sites that are registered as historical monuments:
* A House at Rue du Chateau (1837)
* A Sugar Refinery at Rue du Chateau (1834)
* A Farmhouse at Rue d'en Haut (19th century)
* A House at Rue d'en Haut (18th century)
* The Town Hall / School at Rue d'en Haut (19th century)
* Houses and Farms

### Religious heritage

The commune has several religious buildings and structures that are registered as historical monuments:
* A Wayside Cross at CR10/CR4 (1823)
* A Wayside Cross at CVO1/CR16 (1938)
* A Wayside Cross at D118/CR6 (1804)
* A Wayside Cross at D21/CR53 (19th century)
* A Cemetery Cross (1672)
* A Monumental Cross (17th century)
* A Presbytery (1825)
* The Parish Church of Saint Pierre-es-Liens (1865)
The Parish Church contains many items that are registered as historical objects:
* A Statuette: Virgin and child (18th century)
* A Monumental Painting: A Saint bishop and Saint Barbe (16th century)
* A Monumental Painting: 5 Saints including Saint Margaret (16th century)
* A Consecration Cross (16th century)
* The Sennevoy Family Book (17th century)
* 2 Chasubles (19th century)
* 2 Processional Staves (18th century)
* 2 Collection Vases (19th century)
* A Candlestick (19th century)
* An Altar Cross (18th century)
* A Painting: Presentation of Jesus at the Temple (18th century)
* A Painting: Saint Irénée (19th century)
* A Bas-relief: Assumption (18th century)
* A Statue: Saint Nicolas (18th century)
* A Group Sculpture: Education of the Virgin (17th century)
* A Statue: Saint Catherine (1861)
* 2 Statues: Saints Paul and John (19th century)
* The Chapel Enclosure (19th century)
* A Pulpit (19th century)
* 2 Altars, 2 Tabernacles, and 2 Retables (19th century)
* A Tabernacle (17th century)
* The main Altar (18th century)
* Wood Panelling (19th century)
* A Mural Painting, Half-relief, and Statue in the Choir (19th century)
* The Furniture in the Church