Maussans
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Vesoul | |
| Canton | Rioz | |
| Community association | Pays de Montbozon et du Chanois | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 26 ' N , 6 ° 15' E | |
| height | 235-308 m | |
| surface | 3.92 km 2 | |
| Residents | 67 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 17 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70230 | |
| INSEE code | 70335 | |
Maussans is a municipality in the French department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Maussans is located at an altitude of 250 m above sea level, four kilometers south of Montbozon and about 22 kilometers south-southeast of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in a slightly elevated position north of the valley level of the Ognon , on the northwestern edge of the hill country that extends between the river valleys of Ognon and Doubs .
The area of the 3.92 km² large municipal area covers a section of the middle Ognon valley. The southern border runs along the Ognon, which flows here in a wide arc around the village through an approximately one kilometer wide lowland. From the course of the river, the community area extends northward over the alluvial plain , which is on average 235 m, to the adjacent plateau. This consists of limestone layers from the Upper Jurassic , lies at around 280 m and is partly covered with arable land and meadow, partly with forest. In the north, the communal soil extends into the forest of the Bois Lajus , where the highest elevation of Maussans is reached at 308 meters.
The neighboring communities of Maussans are Montbozon and Besnans in the north, Avilley in the east, Ollans and Larians-et-Munans in the south and Loulans-Verchamp in the west.
history
Maussans is first mentioned in a document in 1299. In the Middle Ages, the village belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . Together with Franche-Comté , Maussans finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Maussans is a member of the community association Pays de Montbozon et du Chanois .
Attractions
The Sainte-Anne chapel was built in 1834. The covered lavoir (well, wash house and cattle trough) dates from 1865.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 73 |
| 1968 | 59 |
| 1975 | 55 |
| 1982 | 62 |
| 1990 | 77 |
| 1999 | 71 |
| 2016 | 67 |
With 67 inhabitants (January 1, 2017) Maussans is one of the smallest communes in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased in the first half of the 20th century (96 people were still counted in 1911), slight population growth has been recorded since the mid-1970s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Maussans was primarily a village characterized by agriculture (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding) and forestry. Outside the primary sector there are very few jobs in the village. In the meantime, the place has also turned 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 departmental road that leads from Avilley to Loulans-Verchamps. Another road connection is with Montbozon.
