Bouhans-lès-Lure
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Lure | |
| Canton | Lure-1 | |
| Community association | Triangle Vert | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 42 ' N , 6 ° 25' E | |
| height | 231-385 m | |
| surface | 9.11 km 2 | |
| Residents | 323 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 35 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70200 | |
| INSEE code | 70081 | |
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Bouhans-lès-Lure is a commune in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Bouhans-lès-Lure is located at an altitude of 300 m above sea level, six kilometers west of Lure and about 22 kilometers east-northeast of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village is located in the central part of the department, on the Lure plain, north of the Bourbier plain.
The area of the 9.11 km² large municipal area includes a section of the plain of Lure. The alluvial plain on the edge of the Vosges is an average of 300 m. The area is traversed by the Bourbier valley in a west-east direction. There are several fish ponds here. The valley low and the adjacent plain are mainly used for agriculture. To the east, the community area extends into the extensive forests of Bois de Bouhans and Bois des Franches Communes . The eastern boundary is marked by the course of the Picot , which drains the area to the south via the Reigne to the Ognon . With a narrow tip, the community soil extends westward to the wooded height of Mont Jarrot . With 385, the highest point of Bouhans-lès-Lure is reached here. It consists of shell limestone from the Middle Triassic .
The La Brosse settlement (303 m) south of the Bourbier lowland belongs to Bouhans-lès-Lure . Neighboring municipalities of Bouhans-lès-Lure are Quers in the north, Lure in the east, Magny-Vernois and Amblans-et-Velotte in the south and Adelans-et-le-Val-de-Bithaine in the west.
history
Remains of a Roman traffic route indicate an early settlement of the area. Bouhans was first mentioned in writing in 1178 in a document from the Lure monastery. In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in that part of the Bailliage d'Amont . In the 13th century, the local rulership was the Luxeuil monastery , later the place came under the rule of Colombier. Together with Franche-Comté , Bouhans-lès-Lure finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Bouhans-lès-Lure is a member of the community association Communauté de communes des Franches-Communes, which comprises 14 localities .
Attractions
The village church of Saint-Aubin was built in the 19th century in the neo-Gothic style on the site of an originally Romanesque previous building. It houses a statue of the Virgin Mary (18th century). Other buildings worth seeing include the rectory from 1870 and the Mairie (parish hall) from 1750. The Lavoir (1842), whose roof is supported by numerous columns, stands a little outside the village. In the hamlet of La Brosse is the Auberge Rouge, which was built around 1600.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 191 |
| 1968 | 181 |
| 1975 | 163 |
| 1982 | 216 |
| 1990 | 201 |
| 1999 | 212 |
| 2006 | 268 |
With 323 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Bouhans-lès-Lure is one of the small communities in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (297 people were counted in 1881), population growth has been recorded again since the mid-1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Bouhans-lès-Lure was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Today there are some local small businesses. In the last few decades the village has transformed into a residential community. Many workers are therefore commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Lure to Adelans. Further road connections exist with Quers and Amblans.
