Chasnans
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| local community | Les Premiers Sapins | |
| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Pontarlier | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 5 ' N , 6 ° 19' E | |
| Post Code | 25580 | |
| Former INSEE code | 25128 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Chasnans is a town and commune Déléguée in the municipality of Les Premiers Sapins with 273 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the French department of Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Chasnans is located at 720 m , eight kilometers south-southwest of Valdahon and about 27 kilometers southeast of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , on a slope slightly to the south on the plateau of Valdahon, the so-called first plateau of the Jura, above the valley of Athose and on the edge of the first high Jura chains.
The area of the 7.87 km² municipal area covers a section of the French Jura. The north-western part of the area is occupied by the low relief high plateau of Valdahon, which averages 720 m. It is mainly made up of arable and meadow land. In the south the plateau is bounded by the valley cut of the village stream of Athose, which drains the area to the southwest to the Loue . The municipal area extends with a narrow strip to the southeast into the area of the first high Jura ranges. It extends over the height of Le Moray ( 857 m ) and the basin of Petit Paris to the heights of Cicon. The highest point of Chasnans is reached here at 910 m.
Chasnans includes the hamlet of Petit Paris ( 786 m ) in a hollow on the main road N57 as well as various individual farms. Neighboring towns of Chasnans are Vernierfontaine in the north, Nods and Arc-sous-Cicon in the east, Athose in the south and Lavans-Vuillafans in the west.
history
Chasnans is first mentioned in a document in 1208 under its current name. Over time, however, the spelling changed via Chanans (1254), Chenans (1301), Chanens (1361) and Chaignans (1429). Ecclesiastically Chasnans always belonged to the parish of Nods and was thus dependent on the rule of Pontarlier in the Middle Ages. In 1537 the village came under the rule of Châteauneuf (near Vuillafans ) and in 1627 under the rule of Cicon. Together with Franche-Comté , Chasnans came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. A devastating fire on January 29, 1747 destroyed 22 of 25 houses. In the period that followed, the village was rebuilt at its current location.
On January 1, 2009 there was a change in the arrondissement membership of the municipality. Previously belonging to the Arrondissement Besançon , all municipalities of the canton came to the Arrondissement Pontarlier.
The municipality of Chasnans was merged with Nods , Athose , Chasnans, Hautepierre-le-Châtelet , Rantechaux and Vanclans to form the Commune nouvelle Les Premiers Sapins with effect from January 1, 2016 .
Attractions
The mairie (parish hall) with its bell tower was built in 1848. Various farmhouses in the characteristic style of Franche-Comté from the 18th and 19th centuries have been preserved in the town center.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 173 |
| 1968 | 151 |
| 1975 | 114 |
| 1982 | 143 |
| 1990 | 142 |
| 1999 | 186 |
| 2007 | 231 |
| 2016 | 273 |
With 269 inhabitants most recently (as of January 1, 2013), Chasnans was one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (390 people were still counted in 1881), population growth has been recorded again since the mid-1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Chasnans was primarily a village characterized 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 larger towns in the area.
The village is well developed in terms of traffic. It is easily accessible from Nods on the N57 main road from Besançon to Pontarlier . Further road connections exist with Athose, Lavans-Vuillafans and Vernierfontaine.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , p. 1325.
