Malans (Doubs)
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Ornans | |
| Community association | Loue-Lison | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 3 ' N , 6 ° 2' E | |
| height | 370-595 m | |
| surface | 10.49 km 2 | |
| Residents | 173 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 16 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25330 | |
| INSEE code | 25359 | |
Malan is a French municipality with 173 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Malans is located at 435 m above sea level, about eleven kilometers southwest of Ornans and 21 kilometers south of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the Jura , south of the Loue in a basin in which two source streams of the Ruisseau de Malans flow together, at the northern foot of the Crimont.
The area of the 10.49 km² municipal area covers a section of the French Jura. The central part of the area is taken up by the Malans basin, which is around one kilometer wide. Two erosion valleys ( Val d'Anchet and Val du Bief Tard ) flow into this basin from the south, separated from each other by the narrow protrusion of the Bois de Crimont . The valley is drained by the Ruisseau de Malans to the north to the Loue. The slopes rise steeply on both sides of the valley and are crowned at the upper edge by distinctive, partly overhanging limestone walls and protrusions. These lead over to the high plateau of Amancey. In the east, the municipal boundary runs directly on the upper edge of the erosion valley, in the west the area extends to the high plateau, which is partly covered with meadow and partly with forest. At 595 m, the highest point of Malans is reached on the edge of this plateau.
Neighboring communities of Malans are Amondans in the north, Fertans and Amancey in the east and Éternoz and Lizine in the west.
history
Malans is first mentioned in a document in the 12th century. Since the Middle Ages it has belonged to the lordship of Montmahoux, which was under the sovereignty of the Lords of Chalon. Together with Franche-Comté , the village came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Trappists founded the Val Sainte-Marie monastery around 1834, but left it again after a few years. In 1972 Malans was merged with Amondans, Cléron and Fertans to form the large municipality of Amancey, but was given back its independence in 1980. Today Malans is a member of the Loue-Lison Community .
Attractions
The village church of Saint-Étiennen Malans was rebuilt in 1643 on the site of a medieval church. In Val Sainte-Marie only the guest house of the Trappist monastery remains, which today serves as a holiday colony. Opposite is a typical farm from Franche-Comté, which is no longer fully managed today.
The guest house of the former monastery complex is located on the D 103 road between Malans and Lizine.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 172 |
| 1968 | 139 |
| 1975 | 107 |
| 1982 | 108 |
| 1990 | 130 |
| 1999 | 145 |
| 2006 | 150 |
| 2016 | 180 |
With 173 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Malans is one of the small communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased markedly in the first half of the 20th century (315 people were still counted in 1891), slight population growth has been recorded since the beginning of the 1980s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Malans was mainly a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. 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 off the main thoroughfares, but is easily accessible from the D103 departmental road that runs from Cléron to Quingey . Further road connections exist with Amancey and Éternoz.
Web links
- Information about the former Trapist monastery (German / French)