Ornans (ornans)
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| local community | Ornans | |
| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 6 ' N , 6 ° 9' E | |
| Post Code | 25290 | |
| Former INSEE code | 25434 | |
| Incorporation | January 1, 2016 | |
| status | Commune déléguée | |
Ornans is a village and a former French commune with 4,295 inhabitants (at January 1, 2017) in the department of Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté . It belonged to the arrondissement of Besançon and the canton of Ornans .
With effect from January 1, 2016, the formerly independent municipalities of Ornans and Bonnevaux-le-Prieuré were merged to form the Commune nouvelle Ornans of the same name and have the status of a Commune déléguée in the new municipality . The administrative headquarters are in Ornans.
location
Neighboring towns are Foucherans in the north, Charbonnières-les-Sapins and Saules in the northeast, Montgesoye in the southeast, Chantrans and Silley-Amancey in the south, Flagey in the southwest and Chassagne-Saint-Denis and Scey-Maisières in the west.
history
Ornans is first mentioned in a deed of division from 1151. Its own mayor's office in 1576 was the place on the initiative of Nicolas de Granvelle Perrenot and his son Cardinal Antoine , both ministers under Emperor Charles V had. Under Louis XIV , Ornans became an administrative unit with its own police and tax authority . After the French Revolution , the city became the capital of the canton of the same name.
For the industrial development in the 19th century, Ornans benefited from its location on the Loue, whose hydropower could be used in many ways. Some of the old water wheels can still be seen today. Another important company was the Cusenier distillery , a well-known distillery at the time , which mainly produced kirsch and absinthe between 1874 and 1938 . Today, Alstom is one of the most important local employers (including the production of electric motors for the TGV ).
Population development
| year | 1962 | 1968 | 1975 | 1982 | 1990 | 1999 | 2007 | 2016 |
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| Residents | 3,619 | 4.147 | 4.231 | 4.134 | 4.016 | 4.037 | 4.106 | 4,268 |
Personalities
- Otto IV. (* Around 1248–1303), last Count Palatine of Burgundy , born at Ornans Castle
- Nicolas Perrenot de Granvelle (1484–1550), statesman, father Antoine Perrenot de Granvelles
- Pierre Vernier (1580–1637), mathematician, discovered a measuring method named after him
- Joseph Clément Tissot (1747–1826), military doctor and pioneer of physiotherapy
- Gustave Courbet (1819–1877), painter, born and buried in Ornans
- Robert Fernier (1895–1977), painter, initiator of the Courbet Museum in Ornans.
