Gouhelans
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Baume-les-Dames | |
| Community association | Deux Vallées Vertes | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 27 ' N , 6 ° 21' E | |
| height | 265-438 m | |
| surface | 6.17 km 2 | |
| Residents | 118 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 19 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25680 | |
| INSEE code | 25279 | |
 Mairie Gouhrland |
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Gouhelans is a French municipality with 118 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Gouhelans is located at 282 m , eleven kilometers north of Baume-les-Dames and about 35 kilometers northeast of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the undulating landscape between the river valleys of Doubs in the south and Ognon in the north, in a broad valley basin.
The area of the municipality of 6.17 km² covers a section of the undulating landscape between the Doubs and Ognon. The central part of the area is taken up by the wide basin of Gouhelans, which averages 290 m and opens north to the valley of the Ognon. It is mainly made up of arable and meadow land. Towards the west it is separated from the Morchamps valley by a ridge, while in the south a saddle leads to the headwaters of the Crenu. To the east, the community area extends in a narrow strip over an approximately 100 m high level of terrain down to the arid, karstified high plateau of the Plain Bois , which is densely forested. The highest point of Gouhelans is reached here at 438 m.
Neighboring municipalities of Gouhelans are Rougemont in the west and north, Gondenans-les-Moulins in the east and Romain , Huanne-Montmartin and Puessans in the south.
history
Gouhelans is first mentioned in a document in 1187. In the Middle Ages, part of the municipality belonged to the Rougemont dominion, the other to the Montmartin dominion. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Gouhelans is part of the Deux Vallées Vertes municipal association .
Attractions
Gouhelans has two chapels; the Sainte-Anne chapel was built in the 17th century, the other in 1899. In the center there are numerous houses in the characteristic style of Franche-Comté from the 17th to 19th centuries.
population
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 99 |
| 1968 | 113 |
| 1975 | 89 |
| 1982 | 88 |
| 1990 | 83 |
| 1999 | 116 |
| 2016 | 114 |
With 118 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017), Gouhelans is one of the smallest communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (324 people were counted in 1886), only relatively minor fluctuations have been recorded since then.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Gouhelans was mainly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, viticulture, 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 therefore commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The place is off the major thoroughfares on a departmental road that leads from Rougemont to Huanne-Montmartin. The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around ten kilometers away. There are other road connections with Romain and Morchamps.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 1108-1109.
