Tournans
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| region | Bourgogne-Franche-Comté | |
| Department | Doubs | |
| Arrondissement | Besançon | |
| Canton | Baume-les-Dames | |
| Community association | Deux Vallées Vertes | |
| Coordinates | 47 ° 25 ′ N , 6 ° 20 ′ E | |
| height | 305-457 m | |
| surface | 9.14 km 2 | |
| Residents | 127 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 14 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 25680 | |
| INSEE code | 25567 | |
Tournans is a French municipality with 127 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in Doubs in the region Bourgogne Franche-Comté .
geography
Tournans is located at 395 m , seven kilometers north-northwest of Baume-les-Dames and about 30 kilometers northeast of the city of Besançon (as the crow flies). The village extends in the undulating landscape between the river valleys of Doubs in the south and Ognon in the north, on a plateau south of the valley of the Crenu.
The area of the 9.14 km² municipal area covers a section of the undulating landscape between the Doubs and Ognon. The central part of the area is occupied by a plateau, which is an average of 400 m and connects to the south of the valley of the Crenu. It is mainly made up of arable and meadow land. The area is drained by the Rupt de Vaulx north to the Crenu. In the south, the high plateau is flanked by the forest heights of the Bois Verdot ( 440 m ) and the Bois du Raz (up to 440 m). To the southwest, the community area extends over an above-ground drain-free basin up to the ridge of the Bois des Ranvers , on which the highest elevation of Tournans is reached at 457 m.
The hamlet of Les Monts de Vaux ( 410 m ) in a forest clearing south of the Bois des Ranvers belongs to Tournans. Neighboring municipalities of Tournans are Rognon , Puessans and Huanne-Montmartin in the north, Trouvans and Verne in the east, Fontenotte and La Bretenière in the south and Battenans-les-Mines and Tallans in the west.
history
Finds of the remains of a settlement and graves indicate that the municipality of Tournans was already inhabited during the Gallo-Roman period. In the Middle Ages, Tournans was part of the Montmartin domain. Together with Franche-Comté , the village finally came to France with the Peace of Nijmegen in 1678.
Attractions
The village church of Saint-Maurice in Tournans was largely rebuilt in the 19th century. The furnishings include remarkable statues from the 15th century and a grave slab from 1525.
population
| Population development | |
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| year | Residents |
| 1962 | 96 |
| 1968 | 112 |
| 1975 | 82 |
| 1982 | 83 |
| 1990 | 87 |
| 1999 | 119 |
| 2004 | 116 |
| 2016 | 132 |
With 127 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) Tournans is one of the smallest communities in the Doubs department. After the population had decreased significantly in the first half of the 20th century (313 people were still counted in 1891), only relatively minor fluctuations have been recorded since the early 1960s.
Economy and Infrastructure
Until well into the 20th century, Tournans was a village dominated 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 therefore commuters who work in the larger towns in the area.
The village is located away from the major thoroughfares on a department road that leads from Rognon to Autechaux . The closest connection to the A36 motorway is around eight kilometers away. Other road connections exist with Huanne-Montmartin and Trouvans.
literature
- Le Patrimoine des Communes du Doubs. Volume 2, Flohic Editions, Paris 2001, ISBN 2-84234-087-6 , pp. 1129-1130.
