Oppenans
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Haute-Saône | |
| Arrondissement | Lure | |
| Canton | Villersexel | |
| Community association | Pays de Villersexel | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 35 ' N , 6 ° 23' E | |
| height | 269-400 m | |
| surface | 3.57 km 2 | |
| Residents | 53 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 15 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 70110 | |
| INSEE code | 70395 | |
Oppenans is a French commune with a population of 53 (as at 1st January 2017) in the department of Haute-Saône in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Oppenans is located at an altitude of 277 m above sea level, six kilometers northwest of Villersexel and about 17 kilometers east-southeast of the city of Vesoul (as the crow flies). The village extends in the central part of the department, in the valley of the Lauzin between the heights of the Grands Bois in the southwest and of Oricourt in the northeast.
The area of the municipality of 3.57 km² covers a section in the undulating landscape between the Vesoul basin in the west and the river valley of the Ognon in the southeast. From north to south the area is crossed by the valley of the Lauzin, which provides drainage to the Ognon. The alluvial low lies at an average of 275 m and has a maximum width of 500 meters. Agricultural use predominates in this valley.
The valley is flanked in the east by the height of Oricourt, in the west and south-west by the wooded ridge of the Grands Bois . At 400 m, the highest point of Oppenans is reached in the Bois du Nouvelet . To the southeast, the community area extends into the Le Grand Fougeray forest . From a geological and tectonic point of view, the terrain consists mainly of a resistant limestone layer from the middle Jurassic period .
Neighboring communities of Oppenans are Montjustin-et-Velotte and Oricourt in the north, Aillevans in the east, Villersexel in the south and Borey in the west.
history
In the Middle Ages Oppenans belonged to the Free County of Burgundy and in it to the area of the Bailliage d'Amont . Local rulership was held by the lords of Montjustin in the 17th century and then by the Cordemoy family. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678. Today Oppenans is a member of the community association Communauté de communes du Pays de Villersexel, which comprises 30 towns .
Attractions
The round fountain built in 1823 on the village square with its column is worth seeing. The Musée d'Antan in a former farmhouse shows an exhibition on agricultural life (machines, tools, handicrafts) in the 19th and 20th centuries.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 56 |
| 1968 | 59 |
| 1975 | 51 |
| 1982 | 45 |
| 1990 | 49 |
| 1999 | 60 |
| 2006 | 53 |
Oppenans is one of the smallest communes in the Haute-Saône department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (143 people were still counted in 1881), only relatively minor fluctuations have been recorded since the early 1960s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Oppenans is still a predominantly agricultural village (arable farming, fruit growing and cattle breeding). Outside of the primary sector there are few jobs in town. Some workers are therefore commuters who work in the larger towns in the area and in the Vesoul agglomeration.
The village is located off the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Villersexel to Montjustin. Further road connections exist with Borey and Oricourt.