Ornans
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Ornans | |
| Community association | Loue-Lison | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 6 ' N , 6 ° 9' E | |
| height | 323-635 m | |
| surface | 35.72 km 2 | |
| Residents | 4,413 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 124 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25290 | |
| INSEE code | 25434 | |
| Website | http://www.ornans.fr/ | |
 View from the castle |
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Ornans is a French municipality with 4413 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belongs to the arrondissement of Besançon and is the capital of the canton of Ornans of the same name .
It was created with effect from January 1, 2016 as the Commune nouvelle of the same name through the amalgamation of the formerly independent municipalities Ornans and Bonnevaux-le-Prieuré , which have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Ornans.
structure
| District | former INSEE code |
Area (km²) |
Altitude (m) |
Population as of January 1, 2017 |
Density (inh. Per km²) |
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| Bonnevaux-le-Prieuré | 25076 | 3.08 | 356-548 | 118 | 38.0 |
| Ornans (administrative headquarters) | 25434 | 32.64 | 323-635 | 4,295 | 130.8 |
location
The municipality is located in the Loue Valley between Besançon (25 kilometers northwest) and Pontarlier (36 kilometers southeast). Ornans is the starting point for canoeing on the river. Ornans station on the L'Hôpital-du-Grosbois-Lods railway line and the line have been closed.
Attractions
Besides the church from 1548, the ruins of the castle from the 13th century with the Saint-Georges chapel from the 16th century are worth mentioning. The house where the painter Gustave Courbet was born is now the Musée Courbet , and another museum is dedicated to fishing. The old town on the Loue with aristocratic and town houses from the 15th to 18th centuries and the Grand Pont bridge are also worth seeing.
Château Ornans
Looking west
Main street in the evening
Looking east
North bank with the Roche du Mont
The Loue River and the Saint-Laurent district
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Town twinning
Ornans has partnerships with:
- La Tour-de-Peilz in the canton of Vaud ; the partnership with the place where the painter Courbet died has existed since 1982
- Hüfingen in Baden-Württemberg , since 1978
- Cantley in the Canadian province of Québec , since 2000.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 852-856.
Web links
- www.pays-ornans.fr (French)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Decree of the Prefecture No. 2015-11-06-001 on the formation of the Commune nouvelle Ornans of November 6, 2015.
- ↑ current population according to INSEE