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
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.[1]
Notable sites
Hamlet of the "Grandes Baraques"
Fort de Chailluz (Fort de la Dame Blanche; Fort of the White Lady)