Champvans-les-Moulins
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Besançon-2 | |
| Community association | Grand Besançon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 15 ' N , 5 ° 55' E | |
| height | 226-307 m | |
| surface | 2.52 km 2 | |
| Residents | 340 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 135 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25170 | |
| INSEE code | 25119 | |
Champvans-les-Moulins is a French municipality with 340 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Champvans-les-Moulins is located at 252 m , about nine kilometers west of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in a valley in the gently undulating landscape between the rivers of Doubs in the south and Ognon (in the north).
The area of the 2.52 km² large municipal area includes a section south of the Ognon. The main part of the area is occupied by the valley basin of the Dorfbach, which drains the area north to the Lanterne and thus to the Ognon. This hollow is flanked on both sides by gentle hills that rise up to a maximum of 307 m. The northern municipal boundary runs along the Bois du Chanois forest .
The hamlet of Les Moulins ( 240 m ) belongs to Champvans-les-Moulins . Neighboring municipalities of Champvans-les-Moulins are Pouilley-les-Vignes in the north and east, Serre-les-Sapins and Chemaudin et Vaux with Vaux-les-Prés in the south and Champagney and Noironte in the west.
history
Champvans is first mentioned in a document in 1283 under the name Chanvanz . In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the cathedral chapter of Besançon, but came under the rule of Audeux through purchase in the 17th century. Champvans was badly affected during the Thirty Years War . Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Champvans does not own a church; the first school was established in 1842. To avoid confusion with other commune of the same name, Champvans was officially renamed Champvans-les-Moulins in 1936.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 49 |
| 1968 | 88 |
| 1975 | 178 |
| 1982 | 212 |
| 1990 | 237 |
| 1999 | 232 |
| 2004 | 319 |
| 2016 | 348 |
With 340 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Champvans-les-Moulins is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population in the first half of the 20th century had always been between 30 and 60 people, there has been a marked increase in population since the early 1960s. Since then the number of inhabitants has increased more than sixfold.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Champvans-les-Moulins was a village dominated by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding). In addition, there are now some local small businesses. In the meantime, the village has also turned into a residential community. Many workers are commuters who work in the Besançon agglomeration.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is located on a departmental road that leads from Besançon to Audeux . The nearest connection to the A36 motorway , which crosses the municipality, is about six kilometers away.
