Arsans
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Marnay | |
| Community association | Val de Gray | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 22 ' N , 5 ° 38' E | |
| height | 207-247 m | |
| surface | 2.48 km 2 | |
| Residents | 48 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70100 | |
| INSEE code | 70030 | |
Arsans is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Arsans is located at an altitude of 220 m above sea level, nine kilometers south-southeast of Gray and about 33 kilometers west-northwest of the city of Besançon (beeline). The village extends in the south of the department, east of the Saône plain on a plateau on the eastern edge of the Bois Dame .
The area of the 2.48 km² municipal area comprises a section of the gently undulating landscape between the valley plains of Ognon in the south and Saône in the north. The main part of the area is occupied by a plateau, which is on average 220 m. It is made up of tertiary sediments and is mainly used for agriculture. To the north, the plateau is drained by a side stream of the Ténise (tributary of the Saône). In the west the parish extends into the forest of the Bois Dame. At 247 m, the highest point of Arsans is reached on the also wooded hill east of the village.
Neighboring communities of Arsans are Noiron in the north, Champtonnay in the east, Valay in the south and Lieucourt in the southwest.
history
The origin of Arsans goes back to a grangie of the Corneux monastery . In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in that part of the Bailliage d'Amont . Together with the Franche-Comté , Arsans finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Arsans is a member of the community association Communauté de communes du Val de Pesmes, which comprises 18 towns . The place Lieucourt is ecclesiastically attached.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 35 |
| 1968 | 36 |
| 1975 | 32 |
| 1982 | 44 |
| 1990 | 53 |
| 1999 | 46 |
With 48 inhabitants (January 1, 2017), Arsans is one of the smallest municipalities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (80 people were still counted in 1901), only relatively minor fluctuations have been recorded since the early 1960s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Arsans was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Outside the primary sector there are few jobs in the village. Some workers are also commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The place is off the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Gray to Valay. Another road connection is with Lieucourt.
